Jan 8, 1996
A tour of the winter night sky, with Patrick Moore.


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.
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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.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
The Sky at Night Season 40 premiered on January 8, 1996.
The Sky at Night Season 40 has 14 episodes.
The season opens with Season 40 Episode 1, "The Night Sky in Winter". It aired on January 8, 1996.
Go to Season 40 Episode 1