The BEST episodes of The Sky At Night season 1979
Every episode of The Sky At Night season 1979, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Sky At Night season 1979!
Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012) began presenting The Sky at Night in April 1957. Airing a new episode every month, the show continues to explore our solar system and beyond. It is the longest running science show on TV. Many famous people have appeared on The Sky at Night, among them: Harlow Shapley, Carl Sagan and Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. Many astronauts have also appeared, including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Recordings of most of the early episodes no longer exist.
#1 - Pioneer To Saturn
Season 1979 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/19/1979
Patrick Moore and Dr Garry Hunt discuss the American probe Pioneer II's attempt at surveying Saturn and its rings from close range.
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Season 1979 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/1979
Results from eight spacecraft to have visited Venus - six American, two Russian
#3 - The Man Who Mapped The Nebulae
Season 1979 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/5/1979
Profile of Charles Messier and his catalogue
#4 - Is Life On Earth Unique?
Season 1979 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/8/1979
Theory that life elsewhere is a remote possibility
#5 - The Space Between The Stars
Season 1979 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/4/1979
Interstellar material
#6 - Voyager To Jupiter
Season 1979 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/1979
Results of the recent fly-by
#7 - Looking At The Weather From Space
Season 1979 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/30/1979
Earth weather satellites and how they work
#8 - X-Rays From Space
Season 1979 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/1979
Results from Ariel 6
#9 - Down To Earth - The End Of Skylab
Season 1979 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/9/1979
Skylab expected to fall to Earth
#10 - Voyager 2 Reaches Jupiter
Season 1979 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/24/1979
#11 - The Zodiac
Season 1979 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/21/1979
Myths surrounding the constellations
#12 - Observing The Sun
Season 1979 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/18/1979
How the amateur can study the Sun
#13 - The Message Of Starlight
Season 1979 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/22/1979
Stellar spectroscopy