The Sky at Night
Season 22 Episode 5 - The Asteroids
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
The asteroids or minor planets are among the most interesting of the junior members in the Solar System. Only one - Vesta - is ever visible without a telescope, but thousands are now known to exist; some swing near the Earth, and several close approaches have been recorded. In this programme Patrick Moore discusses the origin and nature of the asteroids, and Gordon Taylor, of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, describes his ingenious method of measuring their sizes.
Episodes in Season 22
1
Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
2
The Nearest Galaxies
3
The New Mars
4
Suns, Space-Ships and Bug-Eyed Monsters
5
The Asteroids
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6
Birth of a Star
7
Astronomers' View of the Earth
8
Gamma Ray Astronomy
9
The Edge of the Solar System
10
Question and Answer
11
Does Anything Ever Happen on the Moon?
12
Where Did Life Begin?
13
Exploded Star
14
