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RE: THE SKY AT NIGHT

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Sir Patrick Moore and Dr Chris Lintott look at the Galaxy Zoo project, a website which sorts the galaxies of the Universe into spirals and ellipticals.
Hanny van Arkel talks to Sir Patrick about how she discovered a new type of astronomical object, from now on called a Voorwerp (dutch for Object), when she innocently asked what that blue blob was beneath a spiral galaxy.

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	Decembers's Episode - Cosmic Wanderers: December 2003 Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Mark Kidger to discuss comets, the most unpredictable members of the solar system.
	November's Episode - Jupiter And Galileo: November 2003 Patrick Moore discussess the Galileo mission, the mysterious gas giant, Jupiter, and four of its fascinating Moons.

	October's Episode - Out of the Dark Ages: October 2003 In a new era of space age discoveries, Europe sends its first rocket to the Moon. With its revolutionary ion engine and pioneering instruments, scientists hope SMART-1 will answer fundamental questions about the Moon, such as, where did it come from?

	Out of the Dark Ages: September 2003 Professor Carlos Frenk talks to Patrick Moore about the evolution of galaxies from the cosmic dark ages to the current day. Also featuring the latest Mars pictures and monthly guide to the Night Sky.

	Mars, the Next Frontier: August 2003 In this extended programme, Patrick Moore talks to Sir Arthur C Clarke about terraforming and manned exploration, and to Beagle 2's creator, Professor Colin Pillinger.

	Space Scouts: July 2003 Astronomy is on the threshold of a new era of discovery with satellites and probes being sent out into space, in search of answers about our Universe.

	Highland Ring : June 2003 Patrick Moore reports from northern Scotland on the May 2003 annular eclipse, lunar eclipse and transit of Mercury. he also discusses the Universe's largest explosions; gamma ray bursts.

	The Shadow : May 2003 This month there were three astronomical events which could all be witnessed from Britain. Patrick Moore previews the transit of Mercury, the lunar eclipse and the annular eclipse which could be seen from the North of Scotland at the end of May.

	Beagle 2 : April 2003 April's Episode - Beagle 2 Patrick Moore talks to Professor Colin Pillinger about the British lander Beagle 2, which will be sent to Mars in June in search of signs of life.

	The Dark Side : March 2003 We don't know what it is, we can't see it and yet it makes up 90% of our Universe. For astrophysicists, dark matter has proved to be an elusive and mysterious substance.

	Astro Art : February 2003 For the past 100 years, artists have imagined how our Solar System looks. Patrick Moore talks to leading astro-artist, David A Hardy, about the importance of space art and its modern development.

	Hot Stuff : January 2003 Patrick and Dr. Iain Nicolson talk about our nearest star, the Sun. With the latest images from SOHO and the Big Bear Observatory, we discover how active the Sun has been over the past few months. Also in the programme, two reports from Sky at Night viewers who were in Australia for the recent eclipse.

	A Royal Celebration : December 2002 Sir Patrick Moore meets Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, on the 600th programme

	Radio Revolution : November 2002 Sir Patrick Moore returns to Jodrell Bank observatory to look back on 50 years of discovery, and explore the future of radio astronomy.

	Picture Perfect : October 2002 Patrick shows you how to take breathtaking astronomy photographs from your own back garden. He also launches a competition to find the best amateur astronomy photograph of the year. (Learn more about astrophotography at the QCAIG website.)

	The Long Wave : September 2002 Britain's foremost radio astronomy observatory at Jodrell Bank celebrates its 45th anniversary this month. Patrick Moore remembers its unique discoveries and wanders what it may achieve in the future.

	Apocalyptic Asteroid : August 2002 Patrick talks to Dr Duncan Steel about the threat of objects in space colliding with Earth.

	Star In Your Eyes : July 2002 Patrick visits Britain's newest planetarium, where the glory and wonders of the cosmos can be observed day and night.

	The Birth Of The Universe : June 2002 In this historic interview, Patrick talks to Professor Stephen Hawking about his cosmological theories and finds out how our Universe began.

	Southern Eyes : May 2002 Patrick is joined by Professor Fred Watson from the Anglo-Australian Observatory to view some of the wonderful images taken by the UK Schmidt telescope.

	Forty-Five Years Of Star-Gazing : Anniversary Episode Patrick recalls the many astronomical milestones, covered by The Sky At Night over the last 45 years, that have changed our outlook on the Universe.

	Twelve Men on the Moon : April 2002 The images of the Apollo Moon landings are surely some of the most memorable of the 20th Century. Patrick is joined by Apollo photographic expert, Douglas Arnold to discuss the proof that humans really have been to the Moon.

	A Tale of Two Bears : March 2002 Perhaps the most familiar constellation in the night sky is Ursa Major, The Great Bear. In this programme Patrick Moore tells the story of the bear, and its smaller companion, Ursa Minor, and shows that even in these simple constellations there are interesting objects such as double stars, nebulae and galaxies to be seen.

	Galactic Whirlpools : February 2002 What does a spiral galaxy have in common with your bathtub? Patrick is joined by professor Chris Kitchen, who talks about galactic whirlpools.

	The Star of Bethlehem : December 2001 What was the Star of Bethlehem? This month, Patrick is joined by David Hughes and Mark Kidger, who have made careful studies of the records. Can they give a convincing answer?

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	Journey to the Edge: January 2006 Patrick Moore talks to Mike A'Hearn, the NASA scientist behind the spectacular deep impact mission.
	Celestial Zoo: December 2005 Patrick Moore celebrates the 10th anniversary of the solar satellite SOHO, with its spectacular images of flares, death-wish comets and sunspots the size of a planet.
	Mars and the Ring of Fire: November 2005 Look up in the night sky and you will see Mars. It's almost as close as it can get to Earth and will not be as well placed for many years. Join Patrick Moore in his garden for a Mars party and enjoy the exceptional view of the Red Planet. Also this month, Chris Lintott reports from Madrid where he witnessed the dramatic annular eclipse, also called the 'Ring of Fire'.
	Planets: October 2005 Including a report by Chris Lintott on a recent meeting in Cambridge of astronomers from around the world to discuss the latest planetary research.
	Sky Survey: September 2005 Man is scanning the night sky, mapping and counting stars, galaxies and other solar bodies. We discuss two of the most comprehensive surveys - 2DF and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - and discuss what this tells us about our universe.
	The Search for Life: August 2005 The search for life elsewhere in our universe has long been the Holy Grail for astronomers. Planets around distant stars have recently been discovered, and we now realise that solar systems like our own could be widespread. But is life on Earth unique? With missions to Mars, Saturn's moon Titan and Jupiter's moon Europa, we could be nearing an answer.
	Fallout from Deep Impact: July 2005. You can watch this episode later in the month. On July 4th NASA's impactor, from the spacecraft Deep Impact, hit comet Tempel 1. Patrick Moore talks to leading comet experts about the fallout from this destructive act and reviews how the world has witnessed this extraordinary event.
	Deep Impact: July 2005. NASA sends a probe into the comet 9P/Tempel-1, early on the morning of July 4th. Will this unique event help us find out how comets are made? Are they balls of ice and mud, harbouring the components of life - or just solid rocks of sterile cosmic debris? Deep Impact hopes to provide the answers. But this destructive act is not without its critics. The Sky at Night explores the pros and cons of hitting a comet.
	The Shocking Sun: June 2005 Sun spots and solar flares release high energy particles and radiation which can damage satellites and telecommunications, as well as creating the beautiful aurora in the atmosphere. Patrick Moore talks to professor John Brown about the latest solar mission, Rhessi, which is observing these incredibly violent outbursts from our nearest star, the Sun.
	Eye on the Universe: May 2005 The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised astronomy during its 15 years, providing amazing insights into the universe. Patrick Moore, along with Professor Gerry Gilmore, looks back at Hubble's highs and lows as it comes to the end of its life.
	April's Episode - Star Party: April 2005 For the first time, Sir Patrick Moore hosts a star party at his house. Over two nights, amateur astronomers wait to see the night sky, but will the fog and rain disperse?
	March's Episode - Strangers in the Night Patrick Moore investigates the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud, where comets are thought to originate from. Plus, how to prepare for one of the year's best observing nights.
	Unveiling Titan: February 2005 We have seen the surface of Titan, one of the most mysterious bodies in the Solar System. Patrick Moore talks to the project's lead scientist, Professor John Zarnecki, about the first results from the Huygens probe.
	Lord of the Rings: January 2005 Patrick Moore discusses the spacecraft Cassini, which has been at Saturn for six months, and Cassini's probe Huygens, which was sent to Titan.
	December 's Episode -Wide Eyed: Patrick Moore finds out about how the World's largest telescope in Chile is unlocking the secrets to our Universe. Chris Lintott travels to the VLT to see its revolutionary adaptive optics in action and takes time out to explore the Southern Sky.
	November 's Episode - Planetary nebulae . Planetary nebulae are beautiful to look at, whether through a back garden telescope or as a Hubble picture. Patrick Moore talks to Professor Nye Evans and Dr Don Pollacco about the death of stars. .
	October's Episode - Planet Quest. The search for other Earth-like planets is on, and their discovery could herald life elsewhere in our Universe. Patrick Moore talks to planet hunter Professor Barrie Jones, while Chris Lintott finds out about SuperWASP - the wide angle survey for planets - based on La Palma.
	September's Episode - Robo Scope. Responding to signals from space, a new generation of robotic telescopes are able to observe the first flashes from the most devastating explosions in the Universe: gamma ray bursts. The Sky at Night visits the world's largest robotic telescope, the Liverpool John Moores telescope on La Palma.
	August's Episode - Cassini at Saturn. The spacecraft Cassini has been orbiting Saturn for just a month and has already sent back stunning images and amazing results. Sir Patrick Moore unveils the mysterious gas giant.
	July's Episode - Moons of Saturn. After a seven-year journey, the European and American spacecraft Cassini finally reaches Saturn. In the first of this two-part special, The Sky at Night reviews the latest results following Cassini's spectacular flyby of the Saturnian Moon Phoebe and the Huygens probe destined for Titan.
	June's Episode - The 2004 transit of Venus. Patrick watches the first transit of Venus for over a hundred years.
	May's Episode - Star Birth. Patrick Moore looks at star birth and starforming regions in our galaxy.
	April's Episode - Dark Matter. Patrick Moore visits Europe's deepest mine, and meets the physicists searching for elusive Dark Matter. Without it the Universe would be very different. Yet there is still no definite proof that it exists.
	March's Episode - Cosmic Vision. This month, Patrick Moore talks to Professor David Southwood about Europe's space missions. Plus, the latest from Mars.
	February's Episode - Spirit, Opportunity, Mars Express. Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from the NASA Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, and the European spacecraft, Mars Express.
	January's Episode - Music Of The Spheres The Universe has its own heavenly sounds, such as pulsars, planetary magnetospheres and solar winds. Sir Patrick Moore explores the ancient link between the Cosmos and music.

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	January's Episode - Cosmic Debris Patrick Moore investigates comet tails, meteorites and asteroids and discovers the terrible consequences of a cosmic collision with the Earth.
	Last Man on the Moon: December 2007 On the 14th of December 1972, Captain Eugene Cernan left the moon to return to Earth. He had no idea that, 35 years later, he would still be the last man to have left his footprints on the lunar surface. Dr Chris Lintott travels to the Johnson Space Centre to talk to the Commander of Apollo 17 about his memories of being on the moon. Plus Sir Patrick Moore looks at lunar samples brought back by the astronauts and talks to NASA scientists about what they discovered.
	Sputnik's Children: December 2007, BBC4 Special Dr Chris Lintott finds out how British technology is leading the way in satellite science, while Sir Patrick Moore investigates the threat from space debris that astronauts face in space.
	Meteor Mania: November 2007, BBC4 Special Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Brian May and Jon Culshaw to watch the cosmic firework display known as the Perseid meteor shower.
	The Grand Collision: November 2007 Sir Patrick Moore looks ahead 2 billion years when the Milky Way will collide with Andromeda, destroying stars and planets but also creating new ones.
	Jodrell Bank: October 2007 Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 50th birthday of the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, created just in time to pick up the radar signal from the satellite Sputnik. It has been at the centre of radio astronomy ever since and has been responsible for the discovery of quasars, gravitational lenses and groundbreaking research into pulsars and cosmic explosions such as supernovae. Astronomer Bernard Lovell talks about how it came to be built, despite huge engineering and financial challenges.
	Black Holes and Black Magic: September 2007 Sir Patrick Moore uses magic to explain the mysteries of black holes and the wonders of the Universe.
	August's Episode - RoboNet The sun never rises for astronomers using Robonet, the robotic network of telescopes which spans the globe and links the cosmos directly to a laptop. These telescopes can react immediately to exotic cosmic phenomena such as gamma ray bursts, which are over in the blink of an astronomical eye. Patrick Moore takes a look at this new technological dawn for astronomy.
	A Sting in the Tail: July 2007 Patrick Moore reveals how to identify the summer constellation Scorpius, one of the oldest constellations, located near the centre of the milky way.
	Home from Home: June 2007 Patrick Moore finds out more about a mysterious new Earth-like planet on our cosmic doorstep that has rocked the astronomical community.
	Birthday Party: May 2007 The world of astronomy with Patrick Moore. To celebrate the programme's fiftieth anniversary, astronomers from around the world gather in Sir Patrick Moore's home. During the star studded evening, Sir Patrick Moore reflects on how astronomy has changed over the last half century, includes some amusing clips taken from the programme's archives.
	Time Lord: April 2007 In an anniversary programme, Patrick Moore travels back in time to see the first recording of The Sky at Night which took place 50 years ago this month. He talks to his earlier self about astronomy back in 1957, and discusses how things have changed in half a century. He then time travels to 2057 where the 'virtual' Patrick, saved in the BBC computer, is now celebrating 100 years of making The Sky at Night and talks to Dr Brian May about the discovery of life on Mars.
	Stunning Saturn: March 2007 Dr Chris Lintott advises on how best to see the loveliest of planets, whilst Sir Patrick Moore finds out the latest from the Cassini mission which is currently orbiting Saturn.
	Martian Adventures: February 2007 In this special extended programme, Chris Lintott goes to the USA to investigate studies of Mars carried out by NASA, whilst Patrick Moore looks into European exploration of the Red Planet.
	Astronaut:January 2007 British-born astronaut Piers Sellers talks to Patrick Moore about life orbiting the earth and the future of the manned space programme. Chris Lintott previews NASA's forthcoming rescue mission to the Hubble space telescope.
	The Sounds of Stars: December 2006 Stars are like bells, ringing out into space. Sir Patrick Moore finds out how scientists are making sounds and music from the changes within stars. Chris Lintott steps outside and looks at variable stars, which make up the celestial orchestra.
	The Evil Twin: November 2006 Venus was once thought to be the sultry home to a mysterious race of aliens. It is now known to have searing temperatures, rivers of boiling lava and a thick, acrid atmosphere. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the latest findings of the European mission Venus Express which is scrutinising Earth's evil twin.
	Autumn Equinox: October 2006 Patrick Moore presents a guide to the celestial sights to look for over the coming autumn months. Lucie Green visits the Autumn Equinox Star Party at Kelling Heath, Norfolk, and Chris Lintott talks to Professor Jim Gunn, one of the founders of modern day cosmology.
	The Sun and Moon: September 2006 The lunar probe Smart-1 will finish its mission in September by spectacularly crashing into the moon's surface. Patrick Moore talks to SMART-1 project scientist Bernard Foing about the lunar probe's pioneering technology, and Chris Lintott examines two new solar missions.
	Return to the Red Planet: August 2006 Britain is going back to Mars on board the European Exomars mission. UK scientists have a key role designing and building many of the instruments, including the innovative 'life marker chip'. Patrick Moore discovers how we hope to find Martian life, while Chris Lintott goes in search of the rover which will be climbing the mountains on Mars.
	Wandering Giants: July 2006 From the dust and gas disc of the very early solar system emerged the gas giants. Four billion years ago our solar system looked quite different to the one we see today with Uranus and Neptune much closer to the sun, regularly swapping orbits. Patrick Moore discusses how these wandering giants came to be flung to the icy outer regions of our solar system.
	Bangs in the Night: June 2006 The biggest and most powerful explosions in the Universe are gamma ray bursts. With the launch of the spacecraft SWIFT, scientists now realise these exotic phenomena are far more varied than first suspected. Patrick Moore finds out about the biggest bangs since the 'Big' one, while Chris Lintott tracks down the supernovae hunters.
	Glorious Galaxies: May 2006 (download) Patrick Moore discusses how galaxies are formed and investigates how we can trace their mysterious dark matter. Chris Lintott takes his telescope outside to give advice on where to find the brightest and the best galaxies, and what to look for.
	Turkish Delight: April 2006 Chris Lintott experiences a total eclipse of the sun in the Turkish coastal resort of Antalaya. Here in the UK, the moon only partially blocks the sun, but Patrick Moore hopes to catch a glimpse of one of nature's great events.
	The Loveliest Planet: March 2006 Chris Lintott has tips on finding Saturn, the ringed planet, while Patrick Moore talks to Professor John Zarnecki about the latest news from the Cassini mission.
	On Top of the World: February 2006 The volcanic mountain of Mauna Kea in Hawaii is home to some of the world's best astronomical observatories. Chris Lintott and Sir Patrick Moore look around the telescopes.
	Journey to the Edge: January 2006 Patrick Moore talks to Mike A'Hearn, the NASA scientist behind the spectacular deep impact mission.

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July's Episode - Double Vision
The Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona promises a revolutionary way to look at the night sky. The light from its two eight-and-a-half metre mirrors will produce images of unprecedented clarity and power, offering a glimpse beyond our solar system to the very beginning of time.
Dr Chris Lintott visits Arizona to see the telescope first hand, while Sir Patrick Moore talks to the astronomers who will use it.

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	The Sky at Night	Mon 4 Aug, 00:55 - 01:10
	BBC One
Double Vision: Dr Chris Lintott pays a visit to the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona, while Sir Patrick Moore talks to the astronomers who will use it.

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July's Episode - Rise of the Phoenix

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	The Sky at Night	Mon 7 Jul, 00:45 - 01:05
	BBC One
Rise of the Phoenix: The NASA mission Phoenix has been on Mars a month. Dr Chris Lintott travels to Tucson, Arizona to find out how the spacecraft is doing and report on the latest discoveries.

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June's Episode - The battle of the Giants