The Sky at Night · SEASON 22

The Asteroids

Episode 5 · 1978-04-04

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Episode overview

The asteroids or minor planets are among the most interesting of the junior members in the Solar System. Only one - Vesta - is ever visible without a telescope, but thousands are now known to exist; some swing near the Earth, and several close approaches have been recorded. In this programme Patrick Moore discusses the origin and nature of the asteroids, and Gordon Taylor, of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, describes his ingenious method of measuring their sizes.

Season 22 episodes

1. Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars1978-01-11 2. The Nearest Galaxies1978-02-08 3. The New Mars1978-03-08 4. Suns, Space-Ships and Bug-Eyed Monsters1978-03-27 5. The Asteroids1978-04-04 6. Birth of a Star1978-05-17 7. Astronomers' View of the Earth1978-06-08 8. Gamma Ray Astronomy1978-06-28 9. The Edge of the Solar System1978-06-26 10. Question and Answer1978-08-23 11. Does Anything Ever Happen on the Moon?1978-09-14 12. Where Did Life Begin?1978-10-11 13. Exploded Star1978-11-15 14. The Alignment of the Planets1978-12-12