The Sky at Night · SEASON 20

The Rings of Saturn

Episode 4 · 1976-04-21

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Episode overview

The rings, easily visible with a small telescope, are now better displayed than they will be for some years to come. Patrick Moore talks about Saturn and describes what the American spacecraft Pioneer 11 may tell us when it by-passes the ringed planet in 1979.

Season 20 episodes

1. The Changing Face of Mars1976-01-21 2. The Pole Star1976-02-18 3. Black Holes in Space1976-03-18 4. The Rings of Saturn1976-04-21 5. The Sun and the Earth1976-05-20 6. Neutron Stars1976-06-14 7. Viking to Mars1976-07-15 8. Viking on Mars1976-08-11 9. How Far Can You See?1976-09-09 10. Viking - The End of the Beginning1976-09-28 11. A New Look from Old Greenwich1976-10-28 12. Quasars - the Remotest Objects in the Universe?1976-11-24 13. The Evening Star1976-12-15