The Sky at Night · SEASON 4
Moonscape
Episode 9 · 1960-09-27
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Soon the Russians and Americans should be able to land instruments on the surface of the moon. Patrick Moore discusses with Gilbert Fielder, the Director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association, the conditions to be met with on the moon's surface and some of the problems that may be solved by a successful landing of instruments there. [Editor's note: The original title of the episode Moonscape. The current iPlayer listing has it as The Moon.]
Season 4 episodes
1. The Great Spiral1960-01-20
2. Uranus1960-02-17
3. Why Stars Twinkle1960-03-16
4. Visitor from Space1960-04-11
5. Star Clouds of Sagittarius1960-06-08
6. Other Moons1960-06-11
7. Celestial Fireworks1960-08-08
8. Measuring the Universe1960-08-30
9. Moonscape1960-09-27
10. Make-up of the Stars1960-10-10
11. Astronomy in Russia1960-11-07
12. Tektites1960-12-05
14. Episode 14
