The Sky at Night · SEASON 11

Observing Earth Satellites

Episode 2 · 1967-02-03

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Episode overview

Well over a thousand artificial satellites are now in orbit round the earth, and some can be seen as bright lights crossing the stars. Patrick Moore talks to Desmond King-Hele, F.R.S. about the way amateur observers can sight and track satellites, and about the value of these observations to space research.

Season 11 episodes

1. The Giant Planet1967-01-06 2. Observing Earth Satellites1967-02-03 3. Gas-Clouds in Space1967-03-03 4. The Craters on the Moon1967-03-31 5. Ten Years of Astronomy1967-04-23 6. A new look at Mars1967-05-26 7. Vega1967-06-23 8. Lord Rosse's Great Telescope1967-07-21 9. Exploding Stars1967-08-18 10. Invisible Astronomy1967-09-15 11. Cameras round the Moon1967-10-13 12. Venus Observed1967-11-10 13. Lumps from Outer Space1967-12-08