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Sky At Night December 2007
The Sky At Night is the longest running television programme in the UK, as well as being the longest running astronomy program in the world.
In its 50+ years on air (666 editions to date), host Patrick Moore has covered and continues to cover all aspects of astronomy of interest to the amateur astronomr.
He has only missed presenting one edition of the program in all that time, when he came down with a severe case of food poisoning a few years ago.
| Sky at Night, 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 Space Centre to talk to the Commander of Apollo 17 about his memories of being on the moon.
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Previous Sky at Night Programs:
2008
Current Program
June 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 finds out how the spacecraft is doing and reports on the latest discoveries from the red planet.
June 2008: Battle of the Giants
Sir Patrick Moore finds out more about our two largest gas giants - Jupiter and Saturn. Dr Chris Lintott has the latest news from the Phoenix probe on Mars.
May 2008: We Just Don't Know
Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 666th edition of the programme, discussing some of the big, still unanswered questions with a panel of experts.
April 2008: The Sun Revealed
It's the start of a new solar cycle, and the spacecraft Ulysses faces retirement, but solar missions Stereo and SOHO are still revealing our nearest star in a new light.
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 surface and and meets the astronauts who may be the next men on the Moon.
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 images from this exciting mission, while Dr Chris Lintott looks forward to the lunar eclipse this month.
January 2008: Cosmic Debris
Patrick Moore investigates comet tails, meteorites and asteroids and discovers the terrible consequences of a cosmic collision with the Earth.
2007
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 Space Centre to talk to the Commander of Apollo 17 about his memories of being on the moon.
December 2007 Special: Sputnik's Children
Dr Chris Lintott finds out how British technology is leading the way in satellite science, while Sir Patrick Moore investigates the threat from space debris that astronauts face in space.
November 2007: The Grand Collision
Sir Patrick Moore looks ahead 2 billion years when the Milky Way will collide with Andromeda, destroying stars and planets but also creating new ones.
November 2007 Special: Meteor Mania
Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Brian May and Jon Culshaw to watch the cosmic firework display known as the Perseid meteor shower.
October 2007: Jodrell Bank
Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 50th birthday of the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, created just in time to pick up the radar signal from the satellite Sputnik. It has been at the centre of radio astronomy ever since and has been responsible for the discovery of quasars, gravitational lenses and groundbreaking research into pulsars and cosmic explosions such as supernovae. Astronomer Bernard Lovell talks about how it came to be built, despite huge engineering and financial challenges.
September 2007: Black Holes and Black Magic
Sir Patrick Moore uses magic to explain the mysteries of black holes and the wonders of the Universe.
August 2007: Robonet
The sun never rises for astronomers using Robonet, the robotic network of telescopes which spans the globe and links the cosmos directly to a laptop. These telescopes can react immediately to exotic cosmic phenomena such as gamma ray bursts, which are over in the blink of an astronomical eye. Patrick Moore takes a look at this new technological dawn for astronomy.
July 2007: A Sting in the Tail
Patrick Moore reveals how to identify the summer constellation Scorpius, one of the oldest constellations, located near the centre of the milky way.
June 2007: Home from Home
Patrick Moore finds out more about a mysterious new Earth-like planet on our cosmic doorstep that has rocked the astronomical community.
May 2007: Birthday Party
Patrick Moore hosts a party in his garden to celebrate 50 years of the Sky at Night.
April 2007: Time Lord
In an anniversary programme, Patrick Moore travels back in time to see the first recording of The Sky at Night which took place 50 years ago this month. He talks to his earlier self about astronomy back in 1957, and discusses how things have changed in half a century. He then time travels to 2057 where the 'virtual' Patrick, saved in the BBC computer, is now celebrating 100 years of making The Sky at Night and talks to Dr Brian May about the discovery of life on Mars.
March 2007: Stunning Saturn
Dr Chris Lintott advises on how best to see the loveliest of planets, whilst Sir Patrick Moore finds out the latest from the Cassini mission which is currently orbiting Saturn.
February 2007: Martian Adventures
In this special extended programme, Chris Lintott goes to the USA to investigate studies of Mars carried out by NASA, whilst Patrick Moore looks into European exploration of the Red Planet.
January 2007: Astronaut
Piers Sellers talks to Patrick Moore about life orbiting the Earth and the future of the manned space programme. Patrick also previews NASA's forthcoming rescue mission to the Hubble space telescope.
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15 Jul 2008 at 12:24pm John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
Revan0357
3 min - 2008-07-15
John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru The Night Copyright - 1974 Apple/EMI Records "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is a song on John Lennon's 1974 album Walls and Bridges. It was Lennon's only American solo number one song until the posthumous hit "(Just Like) Starting Over" in 1981. The recording featured Elton John on backing vocals and piano alongside the Muscle Shoals Horns. While in the studio, Elton bet Lennon that the song would top the charts, and such was Lennon's skepticism that Elton secured from him a promise to appear on stage at one of his performances should the record indeed hit number one. When the record did achieve that feat, Lennon appeared at Elton John's Thanksgiving performance at Madison Square Garden on November 28, 1974 (1974-11-28). It would be his last appearance before a rock audience. Yoko Ono was in the audience, and saw Lennon backstage after the performance. It was the first time in nearly a year and a half that Yoko had seen John in person. Lennon's former bandmates Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr had all enjoyed multiple number one hits in the US prior to this song. In December, 2005, May Pang told Radio Times: "At night he (John Lennon) loved to channel-surf, and he would pick up phrases from all the shows. One time, he was watching Reverend Ike, a famous black evangelist, who was saying, "Let me tell you guys, it doesn't matter, it's whatever gets you through the night." John loved it and said, "I've got to write it down or I'll forget it." He always kept a pad and pen by the bed. That was the beginning of 'Whatever Gets You thru the Night'." In 2007, Yoko Ono granted Amnesty International the opportunity to have a number of bands cover John Lennon's solo songbook, which includes this song. Los Lonely Boys and Les Trois Accords performed it as the second single from the Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur album. John's seventh solo single. The "A" side is credited to "John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band", and the "B" side is amusingly by "John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band/Little Big Horns and Booker Table and the Maitre D's" ! Whatever Gets You Thru The Night took it's title from a TV programme that Lennon had watched about alcoholism, it features Elton John on piano, organ and supplying backing vocals (along with others). Elton John had much more belief in the quality of the song than Lennon did, and struck up a bet that it would be John's first No.1 ... the payback being that if it did, then Lennon should join Elton at one of his live shows. In the U.S.A. it duly went to No.1, and Lennon honoured the bet by appearing at Madison Square Garden at an Elton John gig on 28th November 1974. It turned out to be John Lennon's last ever appearance on a public stage, joining Elt on versions of "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night", "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", and most poignantly for his last song live, a McCartney song ... "I Saw Her Standing There" which he even dedicated to Paul. Up to this point all of John's singles had been available in the U.K. in picture sleeves, but not this one. This release stays with the standard Apple label design. Lyrics: Whatever gets you through the night 'salright, 'salright It's your money or life 'salright, 'salright Don't need a sword to cut through flowers oh no, oh no Whatever gets you through your life 'salright, 'salright Do it wrong or do it right 'salright, 'salright Don't need a watch to waste your time oh no, oh no Hold me darlin' come on listen to me I won't do you no harm Trust me darlin' come on listen to me, come on listen to me Come on listen, listen Whatever gets you to the light 'salright, 'salright Out the blue or out of sight 'salright, 'salright Don't need a gun to blow your mind oh no, oh no Hold me darlin' come on listen to me I won't do you no harm Trust me darlin' come on listen to me, come on listen to me Come on listen, listen
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27 May 2008 at 12:00am Kenya_www.wmv
30 min - 2008-05-27
Travelogue of mission trip to Mission To The Fatherless in Kenya during the election violence 2007. Told by a mother and daughter who volunteered at the orphanages in Kakamega and Oyugis during December 2007 and January 2008. Includes history of the founding of the ministry, information about the founders (Herb and Virginia Veith), stories of the houseparents and some of the children, AIDS, the election, and related individuals. More information can be found at www.missiontothefatherless.net. Closed Captions are available in English, German, Russian, and Chinese - check out the CC button at the bottom of the player.
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19 Mar 2008 at 3:02am HEART OF ASIA One of the world's most popular cuisines. Beautiful beaches and islands. Friendly, charming people.Warm weather all year round.Cheap prices for most things.Colourful, enchanting temple...
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8 Feb 2008 at 10:40am Epic Fireworks - New Years Eve 2007
EpicFireworks
2 min - 2008-02-08
http://www.epicfireworks.com/ The Epic team and 'Mad Tony' decide to have a fun night on December 31 2007. over 20 different fireworks fired at once......soup in the sky !! LOL...
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31 Jan 2008 at 8:48am Orlando, Florida, January 28, 2006 There is a ride at Disney World called the Tower of Terror, and on the weekend of January 28, 2006, my four children, even the twin five- year-olds, begged me to go...
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17 Jan 2008 at 5:20am Beatless 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds''Lady Madonna''MMT'
cometogetherband
4 min - 2008-01-17
Worcester Beatles tribute band The Beatless reform for one night only at Keystones Cafe Bar, Worcester. This video is of the band performing a medley of 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds', 'Lady Madonna' & 'Magical Mystery Tour' Sunday, 23rd December 2007. Venue details: Keystones Café Bar, Marmion House, 1 Copenhagen Street, Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 2HB Telephone: 01905 731437
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30 Dec 2007 at 8:58pm Nitro Funny Cars at the Perth Motorplex 29.12.2007
dragsvideos
8 min - 2007-12-31
Bailey -v- Steffens. Those awesome Nitro Funny Cars returned to blast the massive Perth Motorplex crowd on December 29. Newly licensed Nitro Funny Car pilot Ricky Steffens rocked the place with a first round win over Ashley Bailey winning with a 5.95 to a losing 6.56. The second run for the night saw Bailey on a solo when Steffens couldn't make the round after carving every tooth off from the diff's crown wheel leaving the team frantically rebuilding it for the final round. For Bailey though, it was a different story and put on the mightiest one-man show that one could have hoped for. The car launched with header flames shooting towards the sky as he belted out a personal best time of 5.37 @ 276 mph (444 km/h), nearly blasting the Writer off his feet as he blazed past! The final run of the evening was another great-paired race. Both drivers reacted .283 to .285 and went past me in the Snakepit totally level. By the 330' timers, it was Bailey who was slightly quicker with a 2.51 to 2.55 advantage. At the 1000 foot mark, Bailey was there 4.64 to Steffens' 4.71, but as Bailey then slowed to a 5.72 @ 191.48 mph (308 kmh), Steffens scorched past for his second win to claim the event with a great 5.57 @ 258 mph (415 kmh) run. A great way to start his Nitro Funny Car career. The Bailey Team, which includes Steffens as their new second driver, were elated to have put on such a great show in front of the huge crowd while the pressure was on. The Bailey's and Steffens would like to thank all of their hard working crews for their efforts with helping to make the night a success. They would also like to thank their sponsors, including those who recently helped financially to make it all the way over to Perth from Queensland, the Quit Motorplex and it's staff for their continued support, Deb and Rob for their hospitality, Graham Jones from Southside Engine Centre and Rory Taylor from Speed Torque with helping in rebuilding the diff to keep the show a success, and finally to the fans, wives, family and friends for their continued support of keeping Nitro Funny Cars alive and well in Australia.
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