The Sky at Night · SEASON 24

Autumn Equinox

Episode 10 · 1980-10-01

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Episode overview

Patrick Moore , with the aid of a sundial at his Selsey home, explains why equinoxes occur, and shows how the seasons of the year vary, due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. Other planets in the solar system have different axial tilts and therefore different seasons; PATRICK MOORE compares them with those of our own world.

Season 24 episodes

1. Mapping the Sky1980-01-10 2. Saturn: The Disappearing Rings1980-02-07 3. The Man Who Discovered a Planet1980-03-20 4. The Multiple Mirror Telescope1980-04-17 5. Journey to the Centre of the Galaxy1980-05-13 6. Kitt Peak Observatory: the Solar Telescope1980-06-10 7. Quasars1980-07-10 8. The Mapping of Venus1980-08-06 9. Meteor Crater1980-09-04 10. Autumn Equinox1980-10-01 11. The Scintars1980-10-28 12. Voyager I Reaches Saturn1980-11-20 13. The Quadrantids1980-12-07