August 2008 – Double Vision: The Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona promises a revolutionary way to look at the night sky. The light from its two eight-and-a-half metre mirrors will produce images of unprecedented clarity and power, offering a glimpse beyond our solar system to the very beginning of time. Dr Chris Lintott visits Arizona…
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Sky at Night: August 2008 – Double Vision
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at
1:15 pm
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Sky at Night: July 2008 – Rise of the Phoenix
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 at
12:30 pm
July 2008 – Rise of the Phoenix: Patrick Moore has an update on the NASA spacecraft Phoenix’s mission to Mars. After a month on the planet’s surface it has sent back unique images of the frozen ice caps. Chris Lintott travels to Tucson, Arizona, from where the NASA Phoenix team are operating the lander. He…
Sky at Night: June 2008 – the Battle of the Giants
Monday, June 30th, 2008 at
3:26 pm
Sky at Night: May 2008 – We Just Don’t Know
Saturday, May 31st, 2008 at
10:05 pm
Sky at Night: April 2008 – the Sun, Revealed
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at
11:15 pm
Sky at Night: March 2008 – Return to the Moon
Monday, March 31st, 2008 at
7:50 pm
March 2008 – Return to the Moon: With a new era of lunar exploration dawning as more probes are launched to try to unlock the Moon’s darkest secrets, Patrick Moore finds out about British ambitions to get there. Dr Chris Lintott travels to NASA to hear about plans to blast a crater in the lunar…
Sky at Night: February 2008 – Messenger to Mercury
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 at
9:31 pm
February 2008 – Messenger to Mercury: Mercury is a world of extremes and enigmas – the closest one to the Sun. The spacecraft Messenger, which has just reached it after a four year journey, now offers enthralling pictures of its hidden side, which has never been seen before. Sir Patrick Moore looks at the latest…
Sky at Night: January 2008 – Cosmic Debris
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 at
10:42 pm
Sky at Night Special: December 2007 – Sputnik’s Children
Monday, December 31st, 2007 at
6:06 pm
Sky at Night: December 2007 – Last Man on the Moon
Saturday, December 29th, 2007 at
4:20 pm
December 2007 – Last Man on the Moon: On the 14th of December 1972, Captain Eugene Cernan left the moon to return to Earth. He had no idea that, 35 years later, he would still be the last man to have left his footprints on the lunar surface. Dr Chris Lintott travels to the Johnson…
Sky at Night Special: November 2007 – Meteor Mania
Friday, November 30th, 2007 at
8:14 pm
Sky at Night: November 2007 – the Grand Collision
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 at
7:38 pm
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