The Sky at Night · SEASON 18
Saturn - The Ringed Planet
Episode 2 · 1974-02-17
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Saturn is now very well placed in the evening sky, and a small telescope will show its ring system as well as some of the moons. Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt examine the recent results showing that its largest satellite, Titan, has a thick atmosphere, and discuss the Saturn space-probe now being planned.
Season 18 episodes
1. Positional Astronomy1974-01-27
2. Saturn - The Ringed Planet1974-02-17
3. The Milky Way1974-03-20
4. Life in the Universe1974-05-15
5. The Daylight Star1974-06-12
6. The Heart of the Scorpion1974-07-10
7. Shooting Stars1974-08-07
8. Choosing a Telescope1974-09-04
9. Lord Rosse's Great Telescope1974-10-02
10. The Changing Force of Gravity1974-10-30
11. Eros - Wanderer in Space1974-11-26
12. The Year of the Planets1974-12-18
