The Sky at Night
Season 19 Episode 9 - The Galilean Satellites
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1957
Documentary, News
Jupiter's four largest moons - the Galilean satellites - are among the most interesting members of the Solar System. They were discovered by Galileo in 1610 - hence their nickname - and they have been studied by the Pioneer probes; one of them, lo, affects Jupiter's radio emission. Patrick Moore talks about these planet-sized satellites with Dr Garry Hunt , who is involved in all the space missions and gives the latest news about the Viking probe to Mars.
Episodes in Season 19
1
Orion, the Hunter
2
The New Northern Hemisphere Laboratory
3
Algol: The Winking Demon
4
Astronomy of The Infra-Red
5
The Outer Planets
6
The Mysterious X-rays
7
The Hot Clouds of the Sun
8
The New Moon
9
The Galilean Satellites
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The Origin of the Universe
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New Star in Cygnus
12
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13
