The Sky at Night

30min

Documentary

News

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.

Episodes

Cast

Arend-Roland Comet

1. Arend-Roland Comet

24th Apr 1957

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

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

22nd May 1957

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

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

20th Jun 1957

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

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

25th Jul 1957

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

Telescopes

5. Telescopes

19th Aug 1957

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

New Comet

6. New Comet

19th Sep 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.

The Sun

7. The Sun

19th Oct 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.

Britain's First Planetarium

8. Britain's First Planetarium

16th Nov 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.

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

14th Dec 1957

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

First air date

24th Apr 1957

Last air date

13th Oct 2025

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

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