The Sky at Night · SEASON 23

Pioneer to Saturn

Episode 10 · 1979-09-19

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The American probe Pioneer II. which by-passed the planet Jupiter in 1974, made the closest approach to Saturn on 1 September 1979. after a journey which has taken it right across the Solar System. Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt discuss the first-ever attempt at surveying Saturn and the rings from close range.

Season 23 episodes

1. Venus Explored1979-01-10 2. The Man who Mapped the Nebulae1979-02-05 3. Is Life on Earth Unique?1979-03-08 4. The Space Between the Stars1979-04-04 5. Voyager to Jupiter1979-05-02 6. Looking at the Weather from Space1979-05-30 7. X-Rays from Space1979-06-27 8. Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter1979-07-24 9. The Zodiac1979-08-21 10. Pioneer to Saturn1979-09-19 11. Observing the Sun1979-10-18 12. The Message of Starlight1979-11-22 13. UFOs - fact or fantasy?1979-12-11