The Sky at Night · SEASON 17
The African Eclipse
Episode 7 · 1973-07-11
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
British observers back from the longest solar eclipse of the century tell Patrick Moore about the results of their experiments. These astronomers went to see totality from widely different viewpoints - Dr John Beckman from Concorde, Dr R. J. Speer from a rocket site in West Africa, Barrie Jones from the shore of Lake Rudolf, and observers from ships at sea and the Sahara desert.
Season 17 episodes
1. 1973 - an Exciting Year!1973-01-08
2. Practical Work in the Observatory1973-02-07
3. Sirius - The Brightest Star1973-03-19
4. The Eclipse of the Century1973-04-02
5. How Big are the Planets?1973-04-30
6. The Colours of the Stars1973-06-04
7. The African Eclipse1973-07-11
8. Navigational Astronomy1973-08-01
9. Venus - A Cratered World1973-08-22
10. The Moon Illusion1973-09-18
11. The Volcanoes of Mars1973-10-17
12. When Mercury Crosses the Sun1973-11-07
13. Pioneer to Jupiter1973-12-12
