The Sky at Night · SEASON 19
The Galilean Satellites
Episode 9 · 1975-08-28
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Jupiter's four largest moons - the Galilean satellites - are among the most interesting members of the Solar System. They were discovered by Galileo in 1610 - hence their nickname - and they have been studied by the Pioneer probes; one of them, lo, affects Jupiter's radio emission. Patrick Moore talks about these planet-sized satellites with Dr Garry Hunt , who is involved in all the space missions and gives the latest news about the Viking probe to Mars.
Season 19 episodes
1. Orion, the Hunter1975-01-06
2. The New Northern Hemisphere Laboratory1975-02-06
3. Algol: The Winking Demon1975-03-05
4. Astronomy of The Infra-Red1975-04-10
5. The Outer Planets1975-04-30
6. The Mysterious X-rays1975-05-30
7. The Hot Clouds of the Sun1975-07-01
8. The New Moon1975-07-28
9. The Galilean Satellites1975-08-28
10. The Origin of the Universe1975-09-23
11. New Star in Cygnus1975-10-22
12. The Rocks on Venus1975-11-12
13. The Search for Life in the Universe1975-12-10
