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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Sir Patrick Moore looks at the summer constellation of Cygnus with its rich array of nebulae and star clusters, while Chris North goes in search of the Milky Way. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
At the South Downs Planetarium, Patrick Moore discovers how the stars appeared to the ancient Egyptians. Pete Lawrence looks at the summer night sky highlights. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
The Nasa spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the first fly-by images of this most unusual asteroid. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Sir Patrick Moore looks at the autumn constellations of Andromeda and Pegasus, which are full of interesting stars, nebulae and galaxies for astronomers. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
As Mars returns to the night skies, Sir Patrick Moore discusses its four faces. Dr Chris Lintott finds out about Curiosity - a NASA mission to Mars. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
Patrick Moore discusses the ice giants Uranus and Neptune, while Arthur C Clarke talks about his vision of bases on the moon in a newly-found episode from 1963. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
We now know there are other solar systems far away in space, but are they like ours and is there life on these strange worlds? Sir Patrick Moore investigates. Show more
40 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Sir Patrick Moore explains how amateur astronomers can play a part in helping to sort out which images captured by space missions are important and interesting. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
To celebrate 55 years of the programme, Sir Patrick picked out 55 objects in the April sky for viewers to discover. He and the team find out how everyone got on. Show more
A European mission called JUICE will visit Jupiter and its moons Europa, Callisto and Ganymede. Patrick Moore finds out why the moons may harbour conditions suitable for life. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
The team visits some amateur astronomers in their back-garden observatories to find out what keeps them up late at night. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Sir Patrick Moore selects celestial objects to observe in the winter night sky and challenges viewers to spot them with the naked eye, binoculars or telescope. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Patrick Moore, Chris Lintott and Chris North find out what the universe is made of, from dark matter that shapes galaxies to minute particles that make up atoms. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
Patrick Moore talks about the latest news from Messenger, the spacecraft over Mercury. Chris Lintott looks at the legacy of the last moon mission, Apollo 17. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
In this edition, recorded just before his death, Sir Patrick Moore and his team offer advice to those who are discovering astronomy for the very first time. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
On the Canary island of La Palma the team use the Liverpool and Isaac Newton telescopes to go comet chasing, seeing if Comet C/2012 S1 ISON develops a beautiful tail. Show more
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
The team go in search of the potential causes of the Star of Bethlehem. The list of candidates includes supernovae, comets, meteors and unusual alignments of the giant planets. Show more
30 minutes
Sir Patrick Moore looks at the summer constellation of Cygnus with its rich array of nebulae and star clusters, while Chris North goes in search of the Milky Way. Show more
30 minutes
At the South Downs Planetarium, Patrick Moore discovers how the stars appeared to the ancient Egyptians. Pete Lawrence looks at the summer night sky highlights. Show more
30 minutes
The Nasa spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the first fly-by images of this most unusual asteroid. Show more
