The Sky at Night
Season 24 Episode 2 - Saturn: The Disappearing Rings
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
Saturn is generally regarded as the most beautiful object in the sky, but this year it has an unusual appearance. For the first time since 1966 the rings are edgewise-on to the Earth, and even large telescopes will show them as no more than a slender line of light. Paul Doherty, an enthusiastic observer of Saturn, joins Patrick Moore to talk about the interesting features of Saturn which can be seen when the rings are almost invisible.
Episodes in Season 24
1
Mapping the Sky
2
Saturn: The Disappearing Rings
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3
The Man Who Discovered a Planet
4
The Multiple Mirror Telescope
5
Journey to the Centre of the Galaxy
6
Kitt Peak Observatory: the Solar Telescope
7
Quasars
8
The Mapping of Venus
9
Meteor Crater
10
Autumn Equinox
11
The Scintars
12
Voyager I Reaches Saturn
13
