The Sky at Night · SEASON 23

The Zodiac

Episode 9 · 1979-08-21

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Aries, the ram ... Taurus, the bull ... Gemini, the twins ... These are three of the constellations of the Zodiac, the belt stretching round the sky in which the Sun, the Moon and the bright planets are always to be found. Tonight Patrick Moore talks about the Zodiac, what it meant to the old astrologers and how it is regarded by astronomers of today.

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