The Sky at Night · SEASON 55
Dawn at Vesta
Episode 8 · 2011-08-08
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The NASA spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the first fly-by images of this most unusual asteroid, which will tell us more about how our solar system formed some 4.5 billion years ago. Paul Abel and Pete Lawrence their guide to the August night sky, including the return of the red planet Mars.
Season 55 episodes
1. Volcanoes of the Solar System2011-01-03
2. Orion the Hunter2011-01-31
3. 700 Not Out2011-03-06
4. Double Star Party2011-04-04
5. Storm Chasing2011-05-05
6. Cygnus the Swan2011-06-06
7. The Stars Indoors2011-07-03
8. Dawn at Vesta2011-08-08
9. Final Frontier2011-09-04
10. Pegasus and Andromeda2011-10-06
11. Curious about Mars2011-11-10
12. Outer Limits2011-12-08
