The Sky at Night
Season 33 Episode 1 - Mysteries of the Winter Sky
8.3 ?
1957
Documentary, News
The winter sky is magnificent, with Orion dominant; this year there are also two of the brilliant planets, Jupiter and Mars. But there are puzzles to solve, too. For example, why was Sirius once described as a red star rather than a white one - and has Alcor, the companion to Mizar in the Great Bear, brightened since ancient times? Patrick Moore takes a look round the winner sky, and discusses some of these curious mysteries.
Episodes in Season 33
1
Mysteries of the Winter Sky
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2
Icebergs and Crouching Giants
3
Cosmic Lighthouse
4
Observing from La Silla
5
Exploring the Ultraviolet Sky
6
Telescopes for the 90s
7
The Curious Little World of Pluto
8
Eclipse of the Moon
9
Observing from the Atacama
10
Neptune - Voyager's Last Planet
11
The Making of an Astronomer
12
The Bull in the Sky
13
