The Sky at Night · SEASON 31
High Moon
Episode 6 · 1987-06-14
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The Earth and the Moon travel together round the Sun, but the movements of the Moon itself are not so straightforward as might be thought. Patrick Moore and Dr Ron Maddison discuss the whole question of how the Moon moves, how it affects the tides, and why it is very slowly receding from the Earth, at the same time slowing down the Earth's rate of rotation.
Season 31 episodes
1. Photographing the Sky1987-01-18
2. The Study of Variable Stars1987-02-08
3. Stellar Catastrophe1987-03-15
4. A Celebration1987-04-24
5. Air on Other Worlds1987-05-18
6. High Moon1987-06-14
7. The William Herschel Telescope1987-07-12
8. The Roof of the World1987-08-08
9. The Hunt for Planet Ten1987-09-06
10. The Exploding Star1987-09-27
11. Jodrell - The Listening Bank1987-10-18
12. A Telescope for Christmas?1987-11-15
13. Where Are the Stars?1987-12-13
