Observing Earth Satellites

The Sky at Night Season 11 Episode 2

Overview:
Well over a thousand artificial satellites are now in orbit round the earth, and some can be seen as bright lights crossing the stars.

Patrick Moore talks to Desmond King-Hele, F.R.S. about the way amateur observers can sight and track satellites, and about the value of these observations to space research.

Genre : Documentary, News

Actors : -

Release Date : 1967-02-03

Duration : 30 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 11)

The Giant Planet
1. The Giant Planet
Observing Earth Satellites
2. Observing Earth Satellites
Gas-Clouds in Space
3. Gas-Clouds in Space
The Craters on the Moon
4. The Craters on the Moon
Ten Years of Astronomy
5. Ten Years of Astronomy
A new look at Mars
6. A new look at Mars
Vega
7. Vega
Lord Rosse's Great Telescope
8. Lord Rosse's Great Telescope
Exploding Stars
9. Exploding Stars
Invisible Astronomy
10. Invisible Astronomy
Cameras round the Moon
11. Cameras round the Moon
Venus Observed
12. Venus Observed
Lumps from Outer Space
13. Lumps from Outer Space

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