The Sky at Night · SEASON 20

How Far Can You See?

Episode 9 · 1976-09-09

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Episode overview

Patrick Moore brings news on the Viking missions to Mars and asks How Far Can You See? With the naked eye one can see 12 million, million, million miles. Patrick Moore talks about these tremendous stretches of space and time in relation to our present efforts to explore the Solar System.

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