The Sky at Night · SEASON 16
Fifteenth Anniversary
Episode 5 · 1972-04-12
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The Sky at Night with Patrick Moore started on 24 April 1957. In tonight's special edition, Patrick Moore looks back, with Commander Henry Hatfield, at the astonishing changes and advances in astronomical knowledge since 1957. He discusses recent developments in 'invisible astronomy' with Professor Anthony Hewish, whose team discovered the first pulsar, and with infra-red astronomer Professor Jim Ring. Finally, he looks forward to the discoveries we can expect in the next 15 years.
Season 16 episodes
1. The Great Bear1972-01-05
2. X-Ray Stars1972-02-02
3. Mars - A Dynamic World1972-03-01
4. What Do You Want to Know?1972-03-27
5. Fifteenth Anniversary1972-04-12
6. The Tenth Planet?1972-05-24
7. Midsummer and Megaliths1972-06-21
8. Jupiter - The Colossal Planet1972-07-19
9. The Andromeda Galaxy1972-08-16
10. An Exploded Planet?1972-09-18
11. Mars1972-10-02
12. Collapsing Stars1972-10-30
13. Tycho's Star1972-12-04
