The Sky at Night

Jan 10, 1993

Patrick Moore surveys Orion the Hunter, and then Mars and Venus - two bright inner planets.

Feb 6, 1993

Patrick Moore visits the world's most powerful radio observatories and talks to the astronomers who make the radio pictures.

Mar 8, 1993

Patrick Moore discusses the latest findings on how the universe began.

Apr 5, 1993

Patrick Moore explains the significance of a new telescope jointly planned by Cambridge University and the Harvard Observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is being set up in Chile.

May 3, 1993

Patrick Moore explains that there is much for the amateur astronomer to see.

May 31, 1993

Dr Robin Catchpole of the Royal Greenwich Observatory joins Patrick Moore to talk about supernova - the most tremendous outbursts known in nature involving the destruction of a massive star - from which astronomers can learn a great deal.

Jun 27, 1993

Patrick Moore reports from Baltimore on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Jul 26, 1993

Dr Chris Kitchin joins Patrick Moore to explain what the so-called planetary nebulae are.

Aug 23, 1993

Patrick Moore discusses newly found bodies in orbit around the sun and asks whether the planetary system could be more extensive than previously believed.

Sep 20, 1993

Patrick Moore talks to Prof Richard Davis of Jodrell Bank about his current work with the Lovell radio telescope.

Oct 18, 1993

Patrick Moore is joined by Fred Watson, of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, who has been developing fibre optics for astronomy.

Nov 15, 1993

Patrick Moore looks at Taunton School's radio telescope.

Dec 12, 1993

Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Jocelyn Bell-Burnell for the latest news about black holes.