The Sky at Night · SEASON 30
The Galilean Moons
Episode 13 · 1986-12-21
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Jupiter is now prominently visible in the evening sky. Any telescope will show it together with its four large satellites, known as the Galileans because they were studied in 1610 by Galileo with his first telescope. They are not alike; two are icy and cratered, one smooth as a billiard ball, and one brilliant red, with violently active volcanoes. Patrick Moore talks about the Galileans, and what we have learned about them from space missions.
Season 30 episodes
1. Our Nearest Star1986-01-11
2. Voyager to Uranus1986-02-04
3. Halley's Comet: The Encounter1986-03-13
4. The Spring Sky1986-04-06
5. The Story of Satum1986-04-27
6. Halley - The End of the Tale?1986-05-25
7. The Summer Sky1986-06-29
8. The Death of a Star1986-07-27
9. The Innermost Planet1986-08-17
10. The Furthest Depths of the Universe1986-09-14
11. The Autumn Sky1986-10-12
12. Cosmic Lawn Sprinkler1986-11-10
13. The Galilean Moons1986-12-21
