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The Sky at Night
The Sky at Night
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The Sky at Night

8.3 / 10
1957
69 seasons
847 episodes
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Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy with the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what you can see in the night sky.

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Cast

Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore

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Professor Chris Lintott

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Lucie Green

Lucie Green

Helen Czerski

Helen Czerski

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Arend-Roland Comet

    7.0
    24-04-1957

    Patrick Moore tells you what to look for in the night sky during the coming month. The first of a regular monthly series.

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    6.0
    22-05-1957

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the night sky during the coming month.

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    5.0
    20-06-1957

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the sky during the coming month.

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    9.0
    25-07-1957

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the night sky during the coming month.

  • Ep 5

    5.Telescopes

    8.0
    19-08-1957

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the night sky during the coming month and discusses telescopes with Henry Wildey.

  • Ep 6

    6.New Comet

    7.0
    19-09-1957

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the sky during the coming month and talks to Clive Hare, the boy who first saw the New Comet in England.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Sun

    5.0
    19-10-1957

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the sky during the coming month and talks about the Sun to Colin Ronan, F.R.A.S.

  • Ep 8

    8.Britain's First Planetarium

    6.0
    16-11-1957

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the sky during the coming month and gives, with Reginald Edds and A. H. Degenhardt, a preview of Britain's first Planetarium.

  • Ep 9

    9.Episode 9

    9.0
    14-12-1957

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the sky during the coming month.