The Sky at Night: 1963
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Sky at Night Season 6.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
Space '63
Jan 23, 1963
1963 promises to be an exciting year for astronomy and space exploration. Patrick Moore forecasts some of the possible highlights.
Space Stations for Mars
Feb 20, 1963
A Russian astronomer has suggested that the two moons of Mars might be artificial space stations. Patrick Moore discusses the peculiarities of the Red Planet's satellites and cons
Venus Revealed
Mar 20, 1963
Patrick Moore and Howard Miles Director of the Artificial Satellite Section of the British Astronomical Association discuss the American space probe Mariner II and its remarkable n
Exploding Stars
Apr 14, 1963
Patrick Moore talks about the exploding star or nova in the constellation of Hercules which was recently discovered by an amateur astronomer in Sweden, and discusses the sequence o
Science Fiction and Science Fact
May 17, 1963
Patrick Moore discusses with Anthony Michaelis how over the years many writers' fantasies, like Bishop Godwin's voyage to the Moon of A.D. 1657, are now becoming reality, and wheth
Birth of the Planets
Jun 12, 1963
American astronomers have just reported the discovery of a planet moving round a near star. It is now believed that similar planet families must be common in space. Patrick Moore
The Active Moon
Jul 16, 1963
It used to be thought that the moon had been a dead world for millions of years. Now Russian observers have reported traces of volcanic activity in two craters. Patrick Moore disc
Superflare
Aug 13, 1963
Patrick Moore and Professor C. W. Allen of London University show and discuss a remarkable film of the sun.
Moon Base
Sep 10, 1963
Patrick Moore discusses with Arthur C. Clarke, one of the pioneer thinkers of space exploration, how his ideas have developed as he has seen the reality happen, and in particular w
Measuring the Universe
Oct 11, 1963
Following the re-measurement of the distance to the nearest star system-the Andromeda Galaxy-as 2.2 million light years, Patrick Moore discusses with Henry Brinton how these enormo
Jupiter Disturbed
Nov 8, 1963
Patrick Moore discusses the recent unusual happenings observed in the surface markings of the giant planet Jupiter.
Star Myths
Dec 13, 1963
The stars have always compelled men's attention. Patrick Moore and Colin Ronan discuss some of the extraordinary legends attached to them in the past.