The Sky at Night · SEASON 44

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Episode 8 · 2000-07-24

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Episode overview

Astronomy has its own language, and some of the terms are unfamiliar in ordinary conversation. In this programme, the first of two devoted to the subject, Patrick Moore is joined by Chris Lintott, of Magdalen College, Cambridge, to explain some of the basic terms.

Season 44 episodes

1. Millennium Astronomy2000-01-17 2. A Glimpse of a New World2000-02-07 3. Two of a Kind2000-03-06 4. X-ray Vision2000-04-03 5. A Massing of Planets2000-05-01 6. The Moon in Focus2000-05-22 7. Dr. Caldwell's Catalogue2000-06-26 8. Back to Basics2000-07-24 9. Back to Basics - Into Deep Space2000-08-21 10. Wimps and Machos2000-09-11 11. The Darkness of the Universe2000-10-16 12. Worlds Apart2000-11-06 13. An Astronaut's View2000-12-11