The Sky at Night: The Giant Planet

Aired 1967-01-06

At present the most brilliant object in the evening sky is Jupiter, giant planet of the Solar System - an immense world with cloud belts, the fascinating Great Red Spot. and four bright moons. Even a small telescope will show details upon its yellowish gaseous surface. Patrick Moore talks about Jupiter, and the many problems that it presents to modern astronomers.

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Episodes

Season

13 episodes

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The Sky at Night: The Giant Planet

The Giant Planet

Observing Earth Satellites

Gas-Clouds in Space

The Craters on the Moon

Ten Years of Astronomy

A new look at Mars

Vega

Lord Rosse's Great Telescope

Exploding Stars

Invisible Astronomy

Cameras round the Moon

Venus Observed

Lumps from Outer Space