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The Sky at Night Season 40, Episode 9: A Tale of Three Planets

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News from Jupiter and Saturn, plus the first maps of Pluto obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. With Patrick Moore. Watch The Sky at Night Season 40, Episode 9 A Tale of Three Planets in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of The Sky at Night Season 40, Episode 9 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

14 episodes
1

The Night Sky in Winter

A tour of the winter night sky, with Patrick Moore.
2

What's the Matter between the Stars?

A look at the material which lies between stars. With Patrick Moore.
3

News from Space

Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Paul Murdin to discuss this year's new developments.
4

March Comet

Comet Hyakutake should be visible in the evenings at the end of the month. With Patrick Moore.
5

Exploding Stars

Prof Michael Bode joins Patrick Moore to discuss novas.
6

The End of the Universe

How might the universe die? With Patrick Moore.
7

The Lives of the Galaxies

How much do galaxies change as they grow older? Patrick Moore finds out.
8

Hydrogen Hunters

Dr Alan Wright joins Patrick Moore to explain the purpose of a survey into the most plentiful substance in the universe.
9

A Tale of Three Planets

News from Jupiter and Saturn, plus the first maps of Pluto obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. With Patrick Moore.
10

Cool Stars Matter

Iras (the Infrared Astronomical Satellite), which operated for much of 1983, provided a great deal of information on aspects such as the presence of cool, possibly planet forming, material around stars like Vega. Iso (the Infrared Space Observatory) is now performing well. Dr Helen Walker of Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory joins Patrick Moore to give the latest news on the probe.
11

Hunt The Planet

Patrick Moore tells the story of the race to discover Neptune 150 years ago.
12

Star Remains

Dr Chris Kitchin of the University of Hertfordshire Observatory and Patrick Moore discuss supernovas.
13

Target - the Red Planet.

Dr Peter Cattermole , one of Nasa's principal scientific investigators, joins Patrick Mooreto describe findings on Mars.
14

Galileo at Jupiter

Professor Garry Hunt gives Patrick Moore the latest news received from the spacecraft Galileo.