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The Sky at Night Season 55 Episodes
Season 55 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 1
Volcanoes of the Solar System
The planets and moons of our solar system are covered in volcanoes, some billions of years old and seven times the height of Mt. Everest. Sir Patrick Moore discovers the havoc that volcanoes can wreak on our planet, and in our solar system
Episode 2
Orion the Hunter
Sir Patrick Moore and the Sky at Night team explore the winter constellation of Orion, home to our nearest stellar nursery, where thousands of stars are being born.
Episode 3
700 Not Out
Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 700th episode of The Sky at Night at his home in Sussex, with the help of guests Brian Cox, Jon Culshaw and the Astronomer Royal.
Episode 4
Double Star Party
Sir Patrick Moore joins an unlikely star party in the heart of London and Dr. Chris Lintott drops in on the 88th birthday celebrations for the nation's most famous astronomer.
Episode 5
Storm Chasing
Sir Patrick Moore discusses violent eruptions in the atmospheres of other worlds, and John Culshaw goes in search of the aurora borealis.
Episode 6
Cygnus the Swan
Sir Patrick Moore looks at the summer constellation of Cygnus with its rich array of nebulae and star clusters, while Chris North goes in search of the Milky Way.
Episode 7
The Stars Indoors
Sir Patrick Moore visits the South Downs Planetarium and discovers how the stars appeared to the ancient Egyptians, whilst Pete Lawrence explains what to look out for in the summer night sky.
Episode 8
Dawn at Vesta
The Nasa spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the first fly-by images of this most unusual asteroid.
Episode 9
Final Frontier
Sir Patrick Moore discusses the end of the shuttle programme, and undertakes a journey with Project Icarus which envisages how man might one day visit other worlds.
Episode 10
Pegasus and Andromeda
Sir Patrick Moore looks at the autumn constellations of Andromeda and Pegasus, which are full of interesting stars, nebulae and galaxies for astronomers.
Episode 11
Curious About Mars
As Mars returns to the night skies, Sir Patrick Moore discusses its four faces. Dr Chris Lintott travels to Nantes in France to a world gathering of planetary scientists to find out about Curiosity - the NASA mission to the red planet.
Episode 12
Outer Limits
Patrick Moore discusses the ice giants Uranus and Neptune, while Arthur C Clarke talks about his vision of bases on the moon in a newly-found episode from 1963.
