The Sky at Night 1957
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What is The Sky at Night?
The Sky at Night is a documentary television programme on astronomy produced by the BBC. The show has been broadcast monthly and explores the fascinating world of space and astronomy, providing the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what can be seen in the night sky.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1957
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 847
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 24, 1957
- Last aired
- Nov 10, 2025
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC Four
- Genres
- Documentary, News
- Updated
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The Sky at Night is a documentary television programme on astronomy produced by the BBC. The show has been broadcast monthly and explores the fascinating world of space and astronomy, providing the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what can be seen in the night sky. The programme was first broadcast in 1957 and has had a long-running presence on television. Sir Patrick Moore was the permanent presenter of the show from its first broadcast until 2013. The programme was conceived by BBC producer Paul Johnstone and amateur astronomer Patrick Moore, with the working title Star Map. The Sky at Night has been a source of information on astronomy and space, with a focus on educating viewers about celestial objects. The show has a dedicated cast and crew, including actors, directors, producers, and more, who work together to bring the programme to life.
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“Explore the wonders of the universe through monthly updates on space discovery and stargazing guidance.”
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Watch it if you have an interest in learning about current developments in space science and astronomy.
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Season 1 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Arend-Roland Comet Mytharc Apr 24, 1957
- E2 Episode 2 Core May 22, 1957
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jun 20, 1957
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jul 25, 1957
- E5 Telescopes Core Aug 19, 1957
- E6 New Comet Core Sep 19, 1957
- E7 The Sun Core Oct 19, 1957
- E8 Britain's First Planetarium Mytharc Nov 16, 1957
- E9 Episode 9 Mytharc Dec 14, 1957
Season 2 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Winter Sky Mytharc Jan 8, 1958
- E2 Radio Astronomy Core Feb 5, 1958
- E3 The Plough Core Mar 5, 1958
- E4 Penumbral Eclipse Core Apr 2, 1958
- E5 The Moon Core Apr 30, 1958
- E6 Jupiter Core May 28, 1958
- E7 Dwarf and Giant Stars Core Jun 20, 1958
- E8 Moon Missions Core Jul 23, 1958
- E9 Telescopes Core Aug 20, 1958
- E10 The Universe Core Sep 17, 1958
- E11 Mars Mytharc Nov 17, 1958
- E12 The Craters on the Moon Mytharc Dec 15, 1958
Season 3 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Life and Death of the Sun Mytharc Jan 12, 1959
- E2 Life and Death of the Sun Core Feb 9, 1959
- E3 Mercury and the Moon Core Mar 9, 1959
- E4 Twin Stars Core Apr 6, 1959
- E5 The Shape of our Galaxy Core May 4, 1959
- E6 Minor Planets Core Jun 10, 1959
- E7 Life on Venus Core Jul 8, 1959
- E8 Lights in the Sky Core Aug 5, 1959
- E9 The Ringed Planet Core Aug 31, 1959
- E10 Topical Events Core Sep 28, 1959
- E11 The Front and the Back of the Moon Core Oct 26, 1959
- E12 Pairs of Suns Mytharc Nov 16, 1959
- E13 The Star in the East Mytharc Dec 14, 1959
Season 4 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Great Spiral Mytharc Jan 20, 1960
- E2 Uranus Core Feb 17, 1960
- E3 Why Stars Twinkle Core Mar 16, 1960
- E4 Visitor from Space Core Apr 11, 1960
- E5 Star Clouds of Sagittarius Core Jun 8, 1960
- E6 Other Moons Core Jun 11, 1960
- E7 Celestial Fireworks Core Aug 8, 1960
- E8 Measuring the Universe Core Aug 30, 1960
- E9 Moonscape Core Sep 27, 1960
- E10 Make-up of the Stars Core Oct 10, 1960
- E11 Astronomy in Russia Core Nov 7, 1960
- E12 Tektites Core Dec 5, 1960
- E14 Episode 14 Mytharc
Season 5 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Storms in the Sun Mytharc Jan 30, 1961
- E2 Life on Mars Core Mar 20, 1961
- E3 Life on the Moon? Core Apr 24, 1961
- E4 Venus Core May 15, 1961
- E5 Radio Astronomy and the Amateur Core Jun 5, 1961
- E6 Cosmic Debris Core Jul 10, 1961
- E7 Saturn Live? Core Aug 21, 1961
- E8 Astronomy in Space Core Sep 18, 1961
- E9 Has the Earth Three Moons? Core Oct 30, 1961
- E10 How Many Stars in the Pleiades? Mytharc Nov 22, 1961
- E11 A Telescope for Christmas Mytharc Dec 20, 1961
Season 6 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Volcanoes or Meteorites? Mytharc Jan 17, 1962
- E2 Life in the Universe? Core Feb 21, 1962
- E3 The Farthest Planet Core Mar 14, 1962
- E4 Space Needles Core Mar 21, 1962
- E5 The Space Fog Core May 23, 1962
- E6 Astronomy and the Ancients Core Jun 27, 1962
- E7 Signals from Jupiter Core Jul 16, 1962
- E8 Saturn Core Aug 13, 1962
- E9 Keeping Space Clean Core Jun 10, 1962
- E10 The Demon Star Core Oct 17, 1962
- E11 Journey to Venus Mytharc Nov 21, 1962
- E12 The Moving Earth Mytharc Dec 19, 1962
Season 7 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Space '63 Mytharc Jan 23, 1963
- E2 Space Stations for Mars Core Feb 20, 1963
- E3 Venus Revealed Core Mar 20, 1963
- E4 Exploding Stars Core Apr 14, 1963
- E5 Science Fiction and Science Fact Core May 17, 1963
- E6 Birth of the Planets Core Jun 12, 1963
- E7 The Active Moon Core Jul 16, 1963
- E8 Superflare Core Aug 13, 1963
- E9 Moon Base Core Sep 10, 1963
- E10 Measuring the Universe Core Oct 11, 1963
- E11 Jupiter Disturbed Mytharc Nov 8, 1963
- E12 Star Myths Mytharc Dec 13, 1963
Season 8 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Ghosts of the Universe Mytharc Jan 10, 1964
- E2 Signals from Jupiter Core Feb 7, 1964
- E3 Rock or Dust? Core Mar 6, 1964
- E4 Space Navigation Core Apr 3, 1964
- E5 Ancient and Modern Core May 1, 1964
- E6 Moon Gathering Core Jun 5, 1964
- E7 Midsummer Sense Core Jun 26, 1964
- E8 Quasars Core Jul 24, 1964
- E9 Red Giant, Yellow Planet, Blue Sun Mytharc Aug 21, 1964
- E10 Explosion in Space Mytharc Sep 18, 1964
- E11 How Old is the Earth? Mytharc Dec 11, 1964
Season 9 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Unwelcome Atmosphere Mytharc Jan 15, 1965
- E2 Up in a Balloon Core Feb 12, 1965
- E3 Lava or Dust? Core Mar 12, 1965
- E4 Ancient Lore Mytharc Apr 2, 1965
- E5 Naked Eye Astronomy Core Apr 30, 1965
- E6 How Long is a Day? Core Jun 4, 1965
- E7 Space Weather Core Jun 25, 1965
- E8 Communicating with Other Worlds Core Jul 23, 1965
- E9 Mars in Shot Core Aug 20, 1965
- E10 Re-thinking the Universe Core Sep 17, 1965
- E11 Ninety-Eight Inches Core Oct 8, 1965
- E12 The Unsteady Universe Mytharc Nov 5, 1965
- E13 The Extra Planet Mytharc Dec 3, 1965
Season 10 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Moons of Jupiter Mytharc Jan 14, 1966
- E2 The Barwell Meteorite Core Feb 11, 1966
- E3 Man on the Moon? Core Mar 11, 1966
- E4 Stars in their Courses Core Apr 12, 1966
- E5 Solar Eclipse Core May 6, 1966
- E6 Royal Observators Core Jun 3, 1966
- E7 Activity on the Moon Core Jul 8, 1966
- E8 Sun Time Core Aug 5, 1966
- E9 The Outer Galaxies Core Sep 9, 1966
- E10 The Planet with the Rings Core Oct 14, 1966
- E11 Fireworks from Space Mytharc Nov 11, 1966
- E12 The End of the World Mytharc Dec 9, 1966
Season 11 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Giant Planet Mytharc Jan 6, 1967
- E2 Observing Earth Satellites Core Feb 3, 1967
- E3 Gas-Clouds in Space Core Mar 3, 1967
- E4 The Craters on the Moon Core Mar 31, 1967
- E5 Ten Years of Astronomy Core Apr 23, 1967
- E6 A new look at Mars Core May 26, 1967
- E7 Vega Core Jun 23, 1967
- E8 Lord Rosse's Great Telescope Core Jul 21, 1967
- E9 Exploding Stars Core Aug 18, 1967
- E10 Invisible Astronomy Core Sep 15, 1967
- E11 Cameras round the Moon Core Oct 13, 1967
- E12 Venus Observed Mytharc Nov 10, 1967
- E13 Lumps from Outer Space Mytharc Dec 8, 1967
Season 12 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Home-Built Observatories Mytharc Jan 5, 1968
- E2 Calendars of Other Worlds Core Feb 2, 1968
- E3 The New Planetarium Core Mar 1, 1968
- E4 Black Clouds in the Galaxy Core Mar 29, 1968
- E5 Flights of Space Fancy Core Apr 26, 1968
- E6 A Close Pass by Icarus Core May 24, 1968
- E7 The Unquiet Sun Core Jun 21, 1968
- E8 Pulsars Core Jul 19, 1968
- E9 The Structure of the Moon Core Aug 16, 1968
- E10 The Siberian Eclipse of the Sun Core Sep 9, 1968
- E11 The Eclipse of the Sun Core Oct 7, 1968
- E12 The 'Clocks' of Space Core Nov 4, 1968
- E13 Venus, The Hot Planet Mytharc Dec 2, 1968
- E14 The Moon and the Earth Mytharc Dec 30, 1968
Season 13 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Moon - A New Era Mytharc Jan 27, 1969
- E2 How Much Can You See? Core Feb 24, 1969
- E3 Jupiter, the Giant Planet Core Mar 24, 1969
- E4 The Moon and the Earth Core Apr 21, 1969
- E5 Mars Target Two Core May 19, 1969
- E6 When Venus Crosses the Sun Core Jun 16, 1969
- E7 The Needles of Space Core Jul 14, 1969
- E8 The Weather of Mars Core Aug 11, 1969
- E9 Relativity Core Sep 9, 1969
- E10 Stars that Come and Go Core Oct 7, 1969
- E11 The Moons of Saturn Core Nov 4, 1969
- E12 The Grand Tour Mytharc Dec 2, 1969
- E13 A 'Sky at Night' Special 1969 - Year of Space Mytharc Dec 24, 1969
Season 14 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Wanderers in Space Mytharc Jan 12, 1970
- E2 Orion Core Jan 27, 1970
- E3 The Crab Nebula Core Feb 24, 1970
- E4 Photography on the Moon Core Mar 23, 1970
- E5 When Mercury Crosses the Sun Core Apr 28, 1970
- E6 Amateur Astronomers Core May 26, 1970
- E7 Steering by the Stars Core Jun 16, 1970
- E8 The Moons of Mars Core Jul 14, 1970
- E9 Astronomers in the Space Age Core Aug 25, 1970
- E10 Moon-quakes! Core Sep 15, 1970
- E11 Rockets to the Planet Core Oct 14, 1970
- E12 Infra-Red Astronomy Mytharc Nov 18, 1970
- E13 Planets of Other Suns Mytharc Dec 16, 1970
Season 15 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Approach of Mars Mytharc Jan 13, 1970
- E2 Things are Seldom What They Seem Core Feb 3, 1971
- E3 Sirius, the Dog-Star Core Mar 3, 1970
- E4 A Black Hole in Space? Core Apr 1, 1971
- E5 Jupiter - the Other Magnetic Planet Core Apr 27, 1971
- E6 Orbiting Space-Stations Core Jun 8, 1971
- E7 Tracking the Stars Core Jun 30, 1971
- E8 How Far Are the Stars? Core Jul 21, 1971
- E9 Mars Comes Close Core Aug 18, 1971
- E10 The Life and Death of a Star Core Sep 15, 1971
- E11 Kepler, Genius and Mystic Core Oct 13, 1971
- E12 Mars Mytharc Nov 17, 1971
- E13 The Royal Observatory Telescope Mytharc Dec 7, 1971
Season 16 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Great Bear Mytharc Jan 5, 1972
- E2 X-Ray Stars Core Feb 2, 1972
- E3 Mars - A Dynamic World Core Mar 1, 1972
- E4 What Do You Want to Know? Core Mar 27, 1972
- E5 Fifteenth Anniversary Core Apr 12, 1972
- E6 The Tenth Planet? Core May 24, 1972
- E7 Midsummer and Megaliths Core Jun 21, 1972
- E8 Jupiter - The Colossal Planet Core Jul 19, 1972
- E9 The Andromeda Galaxy Core Aug 16, 1972
- E10 An Exploded Planet? Core Sep 18, 1972
- E11 Mars Core Oct 2, 1972
- E12 Collapsing Stars Mytharc Oct 30, 1972
- E13 Tycho's Star Mytharc Dec 4, 1972
Season 17 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 1973 - an Exciting Year! Mytharc Jan 8, 1973
- E2 Practical Work in the Observatory Core Feb 7, 1973
- E3 Sirius - The Brightest Star Core Mar 19, 1973
- E4 The Eclipse of the Century Core Apr 2, 1973
- E5 How Big are the Planets? Core Apr 30, 1973
- E6 The Colours of the Stars Core Jun 4, 1973
- E7 The African Eclipse Core Jul 11, 1973
- E8 Navigational Astronomy Core Aug 1, 1973
- E9 Venus - A Cratered World Core Aug 22, 1973
- E10 The Moon Illusion Core Sep 18, 1973
- E11 The Volcanoes of Mars Core Oct 17, 1973
- E12 When Mercury Crosses the Sun Mytharc Nov 7, 1973
- E13 Pioneer to Jupiter Mytharc Dec 12, 1973
Season 18 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Positional Astronomy Mytharc Jan 27, 1974
- E2 Saturn - The Ringed Planet Core Feb 17, 1974
- E3 The Milky Way Core Mar 20, 1974
- E4 Life in the Universe Core May 15, 1974
- E5 The Daylight Star Core Jun 12, 1974
- E6 The Heart of the Scorpion Core Jul 10, 1974
- E7 Shooting Stars Core Aug 7, 1974
- E8 Choosing a Telescope Core Sep 4, 1974
- E9 Lord Rosse's Great Telescope Core Oct 2, 1974
- E10 The Changing Force of Gravity Core Oct 30, 1974
- E11 Eros - Wanderer in Space Mytharc Nov 26, 1974
- E12 The Year of the Planets Mytharc Dec 18, 1974
Season 19 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 19 guide & lore primer →- E1 Orion, the Hunter Mytharc Jan 6, 1975
- E2 The New Northern Hemisphere Laboratory Core Feb 6, 1975
- E3 Algol: The Winking Demon Core Mar 5, 1975
- E4 Astronomy of The Infra-Red Core Apr 10, 1975
- E5 The Outer Planets Core Apr 30, 1975
- E6 The Mysterious X-rays Core May 30, 1975
- E7 The Hot Clouds of the Sun Core Jul 1, 1975
- E8 The New Moon Core Jul 28, 1975
- E9 The Galilean Satellites Core Aug 28, 1975
- E10 The Origin of the Universe Mytharc Sep 23, 1975
- E11 New Star in Cygnus Core Oct 22, 1975
- E12 The Rocks on Venus Mytharc Nov 12, 1975
- E13 The Search for Life in the Universe Mytharc Dec 10, 1975
Season 20 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Changing Face of Mars Mytharc Jan 21, 1976
- E2 The Pole Star Core Feb 18, 1976
- E3 Black Holes in Space Core Mar 18, 1976
- E4 The Rings of Saturn Core Apr 21, 1976
- E5 The Sun and the Earth Core May 20, 1976
- E6 Neutron Stars Core Jun 14, 1976
- E7 Viking to Mars Core Jul 15, 1976
- E8 Viking on Mars Core Aug 11, 1976
- E9 How Far Can You See? Core Sep 9, 1976
- E10 Viking - The End of the Beginning Core Sep 28, 1976
- E11 A New Look from Old Greenwich Core Oct 28, 1976
- E12 Quasars - the Remotest Objects in the Universe? Mytharc Nov 24, 1976
- E13 The Evening Star Mytharc Dec 15, 1976
Season 21 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 21 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sirius, the Dog-Star Mytharc Jan 17, 1977
- E2 Travel in Space and Time Core Feb 17, 1977
- E3 The Mapping of Mercury Core Mar 16, 1977
- E4 Celebrates its 20th anniversary Core Apr 20, 1977
- E5 The Solar Cycle Core May 18, 1977
- E6 Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet? Core Jun 15, 1977
- E7 The New Infra-red Telescope Core Jul 20, 1977
- E8 The Swan in the Sky Core Aug 10, 1977
- E9 The Voyager Missions Core Sep 7, 1977
- E10 Stars of the Far South Core Sep 28, 1977
- E11 The Amateur Astronomer Core Oct 24, 1977
- E12 Why Do the Planets Shine? Mytharc Nov 23, 1977
- E13 Suns, Space-ships, and Bug-eyed Monsters Mytharc Dec 14, 1977
Season 22 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 22 guide & lore primer →- E1 Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars Mytharc Jan 11, 1978
- E2 The Nearest Galaxies Core Feb 8, 1978
- E3 The New Mars Core Mar 8, 1978
- E4 Suns, Space-Ships and Bug-Eyed Monsters Core Mar 27, 1978
- E5 The Asteroids Core Apr 4, 1978
- E6 Birth of a Star Core May 17, 1978
- E7 Astronomers' View of the Earth Core Jun 8, 1978
- E8 Gamma Ray Astronomy Core Jun 28, 1978
- E9 The Edge of the Solar System Core Jun 26, 1978
- E10 Question and Answer Core Aug 23, 1978
- E11 Does Anything Ever Happen on the Moon? Core Sep 14, 1978
- E12 Where Did Life Begin? Core Oct 11, 1978
- E13 Exploded Star Mytharc Nov 15, 1978
- E14 The Alignment of the Planets Mytharc Dec 12, 1978
Season 23 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 23 guide & lore primer →- E1 Venus Explored Mytharc Jan 10, 1979
- E2 The Man who Mapped the Nebulae Core Feb 5, 1979
- E3 Is Life on Earth Unique? Core Mar 8, 1979
- E4 The Space Between the Stars Core Apr 4, 1979
- E5 Voyager to Jupiter Core May 2, 1979
- E6 Looking at the Weather from Space Core May 30, 1979
- E7 X-Rays from Space Core Jun 27, 1979
- E8 Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter Core Jul 24, 1979
- E9 The Zodiac Core Aug 21, 1979
- E10 Pioneer to Saturn Core Sep 19, 1979
- E11 Observing the Sun Core Oct 18, 1979
- E12 The Message of Starlight Mytharc Nov 22, 1979
- E13 UFOs - fact or fantasy? Mytharc Dec 11, 1979
Season 24 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 24 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mapping the Sky Mytharc Jan 10, 1980
- E2 Saturn: The Disappearing Rings Core Feb 7, 1980
- E3 The Man Who Discovered a Planet Core Mar 20, 1980
- E4 The Multiple Mirror Telescope Core Apr 17, 1980
- E5 Journey to the Centre of the Galaxy Core May 13, 1980
- E6 Kitt Peak Observatory: the Solar Telescope Core Jun 10, 1980
- E7 Quasars Core Jul 10, 1980
- E8 The Mapping of Venus Core Aug 6, 1980
- E9 Meteor Crater Core Sep 4, 1980
- E10 Autumn Equinox Core Oct 1, 1980
- E11 The Scintars Core Oct 28, 1980
- E12 Voyager I Reaches Saturn Mytharc Nov 20, 1980
- E13 The Quadrantids Mytharc Dec 7, 1980
Season 25 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 25 guide & lore primer →- E1 The 200-inch Telescope at Mount Mytharc Jan 11, 1981
- E2 The Sword of Orion Core Feb 8, 1981
- E3 Mr Herschel's Planet Core Mar 8, 1981
- E4 The Spring Sky Core Apr 5, 1981
- E5 'In the Beginning.... ' Core May 3, 1981
- E6 Neptune - the Mysterious Giant Core May 31, 1981
- E7 Bombardment from Space Core Jun 26, 1981
- E8 The Summer Sky Core Jul 27, 1981
- E9 The Perseids Core Aug 23, 1981
- E10 Voyager 2: A Second Opinion of Saturn Core Sep 21, 1981
- E11 A Tribute to Sir Bernard Lovell Core Oct 18, 1981
- E12 The Autumn Sky Mytharc Nov 15, 1981
- E13 The Star of Bethlehem Mytharc Dec 13, 1981
Season 26 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 26 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Winter Sky Mytharc Jan 10, 1982
- E2 The Changing Face of Venus Core Feb 7, 1982
- E3 The Largest Star? Core Mar 14, 1982
- E4 When Planets Loop the Loop Core Apr 4, 1982
- E5 The Unfolding Universe Core Apr 25, 1982
- E6 The Depths of Space Core May 16, 1982
- E7 La Palma: a New Observatory Core Jun 6, 1982
- E8 The Hunt for the Tenth Planet Core Jul 19, 1982
- E9 Siding Spring Core Aug 22, 1982
- E10 The Mystery of the Spiral Arm Core Sep 26, 1982
- E11 The Cosmic Serpent Mytharc Oct 31, 1982
- E12 The Last Man on the Moon Mytharc Dec 6, 1982
Season 27 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 27 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Winter Sky Mytharc Sep 9, 1983
- E2 A New Frontier Core Feb 6, 1983
- E3 Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space Core Mar 6, 1983
- E4 The Quickest Pulsar Core Apr 10, 1983
- E5 Neutrino Hunting Core May 8, 1983
- E6 Speckles of Light Core Jun 5, 1983
- E7 Pioneering the Heliosphere Core Jul 3, 1983
- E8 Illuminating Quasars Core Jul 31, 1983
- E9 Unlocking the Secrets of Vega Core Sep 4, 1983
- E10 The Autumn Sky Core Sep 25, 1983
- E11 The Mount Wilson Observatory Core Oct 23, 1983
- E12 Discoveries in Space Core Nov 20, 1983
- E13 The Black Hole Weigh-In Core Dec 11, 1983
- E600 Episode 600 Core
- E900 Episode 900 Mytharc
Season 28 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 28 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Winter Sky Mytharc Jan 8, 1984
- E2 At the Castle Gate Core Feb 5, 1984
- E3 Venus Unveiled Core Mar 11, 1984
- E4 The Secret Lives of the Stars Core Apr 1, 1984
- E5 New Life for Solar Max Core Apr 29, 1984
- E6 Cooking the Elements Core May 20, 1984
- E7 A Night with the INT Core Jun 10, 1984
- E8 Missions to Comets Core Jul 15, 1984
- E9 The Orange World of Titan Core Aug 19, 1984
- E10 Shells Around the Stars Core Sep 17, 1984
- E11 Once Upon a Time Core Oct 14, 1984
- E12 Reflection Nebulae Mytharc Nov 18, 1984
- E13 Forgotten Constellations Mytharc Dec 9, 1984
Season 29 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 29 guide & lore primer →- E1 Worlds Apart? Mytharc Jan 13, 1985
- E2 Colours of the Stars Core Feb 10, 1985
- E3 The Year of the Comet Core Mar 10, 1985
- E4 The Sky in Infra-Red Core Mar 31, 1985
- E5 Moon Rills Core May 5, 1985
- E6 Little Worlds Core Jun 2, 1985
- E7 Summer Sky Core Jun 30, 1985
- E8 Infra-Red at Siding Spring Core Jul 28, 1985
- E9 Mizar Core Aug 19, 1985
- E10 The Computerised Amateur Core Sep 8, 1985
- E11 Red Shift - or Red Herring? Core Oct 14, 1985
- E12 The Comet Returns Mytharc Nov 12, 1985
- E13 How Wrong We Were Mytharc Dec 15, 1985
Season 30 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 30 guide & lore primer →- E1 Our Nearest Star Mytharc Jan 11, 1986
- E2 Voyager to Uranus Core Feb 4, 1986
- E3 Halley's Comet: The Encounter Core Mar 13, 1986
- E4 The Spring Sky Core Apr 6, 1986
- E5 The Story of Satum Core Apr 27, 1986
- E6 Halley - The End of the Tale? Core May 25, 1986
- E7 The Summer Sky Core Jun 29, 1986
- E8 The Death of a Star Core Jul 27, 1986
- E9 The Innermost Planet Core Aug 17, 1986
- E10 The Furthest Depths of the Universe Core Sep 14, 1986
- E11 The Autumn Sky Core Oct 12, 1986
- E12 Cosmic Lawn Sprinkler Mytharc Nov 10, 1986
- E13 The Galilean Moons Mytharc Dec 21, 1986
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What is the show about?
The program covers the latest thinking on space and provides guidance on what to observe in the night sky.
How often are new episodes released?
The series follows a monthly release schedule.
Is the content suitable for beginners?
The show explores the world of astronomy in a way that provides insights into space for its audience.
Does the show cover specific space events?
It features the latest thinking on what is currently happening in space.
What is the primary focus of the series?
The focus is on the fascinating world of space, astronomy, and night sky observation.
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