Season 53
13 episodes
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A passionate astronomer battles personal demons while uncovering cosmic mysteries, revealing the profound connection between the universe and human emotion.
Episodes
Sir Patrick Moore charts the development of the telescope over four centuries and fasts forward to meet the astronaut who repaired the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr Chris Lintott visits some modern day astronomical leviathans.
Focusing on the aurora borealis, Chris Lintott travels to a radar facility in Norway to discover how these magical lights are created, while Sir Patrick Moore discusses how the sun calls the tune for what the Scots name the 'Merry Dancers'
Sir Patrick Moore talks to the scientists who are trying to unlock the secrets of Saturn's mysterious moon Enceladus, which has amazing ice geysers.
Patrick Moore discusses what Herschel, Europe's biggest and most expensive space satellite, will do once it begins its infrared exploration of the universe.
Every day, asteroids whiz past the Earth journeying through space. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the chances of a close encounter with an asteroid, after telescopes recently got a unique view of an asteroid disintegrating in our atmosphere.
Astronomy programme.