The Sky at Night · SEASON 24
Saturn: The Disappearing Rings
Episode 2 · 1980-02-07
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Saturn is generally regarded as the most beautiful object in the sky, but this year it has an unusual appearance. For the first time since 1966 the rings are edgewise-on to the Earth, and even large telescopes will show them as no more than a slender line of light. Paul Doherty, an enthusiastic observer of Saturn, joins Patrick Moore to talk about the interesting features of Saturn which can be seen when the rings are almost invisible.
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
