The Asteroids

The Sky at Night Season 22 Episode 5

Overview:
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.

Genre : Documentary, News

Actors : -

Release Date : 1978-04-04

Duration : 30 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 22)

Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
1. Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
The Nearest Galaxies
2. The Nearest Galaxies
The New Mars
3. The New Mars
Suns, Space-Ships and Bug-Eyed Monsters
4. Suns, Space-Ships and Bug-Eyed Monsters
The Asteroids
5. The Asteroids
Birth of a Star
6. Birth of a Star
Astronomers' View of the Earth
7. Astronomers' View of the Earth
Gamma Ray Astronomy
8. Gamma Ray Astronomy
The Edge of the Solar System
9. The Edge of the Solar System
Question and Answer
10. Question and Answer
Does Anything Ever Happen on the Moon?
11. Does Anything Ever Happen on the Moon?
Where Did Life Begin?
12. Where Did Life Begin?
Exploded Star
13. Exploded Star
The Alignment of the Planets
14. The Alignment of the Planets


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