The Sky at Night
Season 17 Episode 1 - 1973 - an Exciting Year!
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
Patrick Moore looks forward to a year of spectacular astronomical events: the launching of the Sky-lab earth-orbiting laboratory in May; the longest eclipse of the century in June; the first dual-planet probe to Venus and Mercury in October; and the Copernicus quincentenary celebrations.
Episodes in Season 17
1
1973 - an Exciting Year!
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2
Practical Work in the Observatory
3
Sirius - The Brightest Star
4
The Eclipse of the Century
5
How Big are the Planets?
6
The Colours of the Stars
7
The African Eclipse
8
Navigational Astronomy
9
Venus - A Cratered World
10
The Moon Illusion
11
The Volcanoes of Mars
12
When Mercury Crosses the Sun
13
