About this season
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy with the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what you can see in the night sky.
Episodes (14)
1. The Night Sky in Winter
Aired 8 January 1996
A tour of the winter night sky, with Patrick Moore.
2. What's the Matter between the Stars?
Aired 5 February 1996
A look at the material which lies between stars. With Patrick Moore.
3. News from Space
Aired 4 March 1996
Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Paul Murdin to discuss this year's new developments.
4. March Comet
Aired 24 March 1996
Comet Hyakutake should be visible in the evenings at the end of the month. With Patrick Moore.
5. Exploding Stars
Aired 1 April 1996
Prof Michael Bode joins Patrick Moore to discuss novas.
6. The End of the Universe
Aired 29 April 1996
How might the universe die? With Patrick Moore.
7. The Lives of the Galaxies
Aired 27 May 1996
How much do galaxies change as they grow older? Patrick Moore finds out.
8. Hydrogen Hunters
Aired 24 June 1996
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
Aired 15 July 1996
News from Jupiter and Saturn, plus the first maps of Pluto obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. With Patrick Moore.
10. Cool Stars Matter
Aired 19 August 1996
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
Aired 16 September 1996
Patrick Moore tells the story of the race to discover Neptune 150 years ago.
12. Star Remains
Aired 14 October 1996
Dr Chris Kitchin of the University of Hertfordshire Observatory and Patrick Moore discuss supernovas.
13. Target - the Red Planet.
Aired 11 November 1996
Dr Peter Cattermole , one of Nasa's principal scientific investigators, joins Patrick Mooreto describe findings on Mars.
14. Galileo at Jupiter
Aired 9 December 1996
Professor Garry Hunt gives Patrick Moore the latest news received from the spacecraft Galileo.