The Sky at Night · SEASON 54
The Sun in Splendour
Episode 4 · 2010-04-07
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
We can never see our nearest star at night, only by day. Looking at it directly will blind us - because our nearest star is the Sun. Sir Patrick Moore is joined by the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Professor John Brown and by Dr Chris Davis. They take us on a tour of the Sun, Earth's primary source of energy and without which life would not exist. Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel demonstrate safe ways to look at the Sun from Sir Patrick's observatory in Sussex.
Season 54 episodes
1. Twinkle Twinkle2010-01-04
2. The Spirit of Mars2010-02-09
3. Life2010-03-08
4. The Sun in Splendour2010-04-07
5. Ring World2010-05-04
6. Star Birth2010-06-06
7. The Universe from Atlantis2010-07-05
8. Monster Star2010-08-02
9. Events on Jupiter2010-09-07
10. Light Echoes2010-10-05
11. Ghostly Travellers2010-11-08
12. The Great Bear2010-12-07
