The Sky at Night · SEASON 12

The Moon and the Earth

Episode 14 · 1968-12-30

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Episode overview

Is it unlucky to see the new moon through glass? The moon has always been thought to have a powerful influence on the earth, causing not only tides but good luck, bad luck, and even lunacy, according to its phases. Patrick Moore discusses with Henry Brinton, Bert Foord, weather man and J. P. Hutchinson, a psychiatrist the scientific truths and popular superstitions about the moon's effects on the earth.

Season 12 episodes

1. Home-Built Observatories1968-01-05 2. Calendars of Other Worlds1968-02-02 3. The New Planetarium1968-03-01 4. Black Clouds in the Galaxy1968-03-29 5. Flights of Space Fancy1968-04-26 6. A Close Pass by Icarus1968-05-24 7. The Unquiet Sun1968-06-21 8. Pulsars1968-07-19 9. The Structure of the Moon1968-08-16 10. The Siberian Eclipse of the Sun1968-09-09 11. The Eclipse of the Sun1968-10-07 12. The 'Clocks' of Space1968-11-04 13. Venus, The Hot Planet1968-12-02 14. The Moon and the Earth1968-12-30