The Sky At Night

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  • : 1957
  • : 832
  • : 18
  • BBC Four
  • 22
  • Documentary News

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2000
2000x1
Millennium Astronomy
Episode overview
16, 2000
A trip back in time to what on episode might have looked like in AD 1000, and a discussion of the astronomical achievements of the last 1,000 years.
2000x2
A Glimpse Of A New World
Episode overview
06, 2000
The first direct sighting of a planet orbiting the star Tau Bootis 55 lightyears away.
2000x3
Two Of A Kind
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05, 2000
Binary star systems of varying types discussed.
2000x4
X-Ray Vision
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02, 2000
The XMM·Newton X-Roy Observatory is discussed and early calibration images examined with a look forward to the planned XEUS mission.
2000x5
A Massing Of Planets
Episode overview
30, 2000
The planetary massing of May 2000 is discussed with a look at other massings past and present.
2000x6
The Moon In Focus
Episode overview
21, 2000
A look at the Moon and how to photograph it.
2000x7
Caldwell's Catalogue
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25, 2000
Patrick takes us through his Caldwell Catalogue showing some of his favourite objects.
2000x8
Back To Basics
Episode overview
23, 2000
Some basic definitions of terms used in astronomy - mainly concerned with what can be seen from Earth.
2000x9
Back To Basics - Into Deep Space
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20, 2000
Some more basic definitions of terms used in astronomy - mainly concerned with objects beyond our Solar System and Galaxy.
2000x10
Wimps & Machos
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10, 2000
The subject of dark matter is explored with a look at brown dwarves, WIMPs and MACHOs.
2000x11
The Darkness Of The Universe
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15, 2000
More on the subject of dark matter and dark energy.
2000x12
Worlds Apart
Episode overview
05, 2000
An update on the various techniques used to discover extra-solar planets.
2000x13
An Astronaut's View
Episode overview
10, 2000
What the night skies and Earth look like when observed from space.

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