The Sky at Night · SEASON 14
Steering by the Stars
Episode 7 · 1970-06-16
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Patrick Moore examines some instruments used by ancient mariners to steer their ships by the stars, and discusses with James Burke the use of the stars by American astronauts and scientists to navigate the Apollo and Mariner Mars Spacecraft. The emergency return of Apollo 13 and the fact that Mariner 7 was 'locked on' to the wrong star presented the navigators with an extraordinary set of problems. As man ventures further into space Steering by the Stars will become more and more important.
Season 14 episodes
1. Wanderers in Space1970-01-12
2. Orion1970-01-27
3. The Crab Nebula1970-02-24
4. Photography on the Moon1970-03-23
5. When Mercury Crosses the Sun1970-04-28
6. Amateur Astronomers1970-05-26
7. Steering by the Stars1970-06-16
8. The Moons of Mars1970-07-14
9. Astronomers in the Space Age1970-08-25
10. Moon-quakes!1970-09-15
11. Rockets to the Planet1970-10-14
12. Infra-Red Astronomy1970-11-18
13. Planets of Other Suns1970-12-16
