The Sky at Night — 1996

Jan 8, 1996

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

Feb 5, 1996

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

Mar 4, 1996

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

Mar 24, 1996

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

Apr 1, 1996

Prof Michael Bode joins Patrick Moore to discuss novas.

Apr 29, 1996

How might the universe die? With Patrick Moore.

May 27, 1996

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

Jun 24, 1996

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

Jul 15, 1996

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

Aug 19, 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.

Sep 16, 1996

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

Oct 14, 1996

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

Nov 11, 1996

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

Dec 9, 1996

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