The Sky at Night · SEASON 12

A Close Pass by Icarus

Episode 6 · 1968-05-24

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Episode overview

In three weeks' time the asteroid Icarus, first seen in 1949, orbits close to the Earth. Patrick Moore talks to Dr. Vinicio Barocas about the nature and movements of the asteroids.

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