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The Sky at Night

Season 1 Episode 16: Dwarf and Giant Stars

Patrick Moore talks about the life history of a star.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 0

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Aired: Nov 30, -1

Episode 2

2.

Aired: May 22, 1957

Discussion of the photography of the Comet Arend Roland with William A. Granger.

Episode 3

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Aired: Jun 20, 1957

Episode 4

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Aired: Jul 25, 1957

Episode 5

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Aired: Aug 19, 1957

Episode 8

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Aired: Nov 16, 1957

The discovery of the Gardien group and confirmed access to planet in the stars.

Episode 9

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Aired: Dec 14, 1957

Episode 10

10.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore shows you the wonders of the winter sky during the coming month.

Episode 11

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Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore discusses with Dr. Roger Jennison of Jodrell Bank how radio ast...

Episode 12 The Plough

12. The Plough

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore discusses the most famous of all the constellations.

Episode 14 The Moon

14. The Moon

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Tonight Patrick Moore is at the Hampstead Observatory. If weather conditions ...

Episode 15 Jupiter

15. Jupiter

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore talks about the largest planet, its family of moons, and its my...

Episode 17

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Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore explains what it would mean to astronomers if a successful atte...

Episode 18

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Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore talks about old and new telescopes with A. H. Degenhardt, and s...

Episode 19

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Aired: Nov 30, -1

Our galaxy, globular clusters and the possibility of life on other planets

Episode 20

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Aired: Nov 30, -1

Mars is better seen now than it will be for next 10 years. Patrick Moore disc...

Episode 22

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Aired: Nov 30, -1

A change to the scheduled programme. Discussion of the latest Russian Rocket ...

Episode 24 Mercury and the Moon

24. Mercury and the Moon

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore talks about the forthcoming partial eclipse of the Moon and abo...

Episode 25 Twin Stars

25. Twin Stars

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore and Roger Griffin discuss how pairs of suns revolving around ea...

Episode 27 Minor Planets

27. Minor Planets

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore talks about some of the lesser known bodies of the Solar System.

Episode 28 Life on Venus

28. Life on Venus

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore discusses with F. L. Jackson, F.R.A.S., the theory that the pla...

Episode 29 Lights in the Sky

29. Lights in the Sky

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore discusses with Colin Ronan the Northern Lights and other simila...

Episode 31 Topical Events

31. Topical Events

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore introduces George Alcock who recently discovered two new planet...

Episode 34 The Star in the East

34. The Star in the East

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore gives an astronomer's view of the Star of Bethlehem which is de...

Episode 52

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Aired: Nov 30, -1

Episode 485 Cosmos

485. Cosmos

Aired: Nov 30, -1

A new probe is being launched towards Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Patrick M...

Episode 549 A Royal Celebration

549. A Royal Celebration

Aired: Nov 30, -1

In the 600th edition of The Sky at Night, Sir Patrick Moore interviews Astron...

Episode 571 Planet Quest

571. Planet Quest

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott look at the constellation of Pegasus and the ...

Episode 650 Spaceman

650. Spaceman

Aired: Nov 30, -1

British-born astronaut Piers Sellers talks to Patrick Moore about life orbiti...

Episode 700 700 Not Out

700. 700 Not Out

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 700th episode of The Sky at Night at his hom...

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Info about The Sky at Night

Seasons: 22

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: BBC Four

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary