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The Best Episodes of The Sky at Night

Every episode of The Sky at Night ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Sky at Night!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Sky at Night Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the night sky during the coming month.

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  2. The Sky at Night Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Episode 9

    S1:E9

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the sky during the coming month.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. The Sky at Night Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the night sky during the coming month.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Sky at Night Season 1 Episode 5 - Telescopes
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Telescopes

    S1:E5

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the night sky during the coming month and discusses telescopes with Henry Wildey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Sky at Night Season 59 Episode 6 - Pluto Revealed
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Pluto Revealed

    S59:E6

    Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott present the inside story of NASA's groundbreaking visit to Pluto. This is the first time any probe has visited the dwarf planet and Sky at Night has ringside seats, bringing you the entire story and expert insight into the latest images from the New Horizons probe. Sky at Night celebrates its 750th episode with the most exciting space event of 2015.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Sky at Night Season 63 Episode 11 - Review of the Year
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Review of the Year

    S63:E11

    Looking back on the major stories of the year - from the New Horizons mission to the most distant world we have ever visited to the release of the first-ever picture of a black hole. The team relive the highlights and uncover the latest developments.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Sky at Night Season 64 Episode 7 - Life on Venus
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Life on Venus

    S64:E7

    The Sky at Night gains exclusive access to the team of scientists behind the recent discovery of possible signs of life on Venus. Recorded in secret before the news broke, the film reveals the story behind this extraordinary piece of scientific discovery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Sky at Night Season 66 Episode 4 - The Astronomer Royal at 80
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Astronomer Royal at 80

    S66:E4

    Martin Rees is perhaps Britain’s most renowned cosmologist. Now, about to celebrate his eightieth birthday, Lord Rees talks to Chris Lintott about his career in science.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The Sky at Night Season 66 Episode 9 - The Multiverse of Mystery
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Multiverse of Mystery

    S66:E9

    The Sky at Night in the Multiverse of Mystery is a magical journey into the far-flung ideas at the very edge of scientific knowledge, exploring the concepts that today seem like science fiction but may one day become science fact. Delving into the archive at the Royal Society, we look at the dreamers who first considered the possibility of travelling to the moon and black holes long before they could be proven to exist. From there, the team explore some ideas and theories that today could be dismissed as fanciful thinking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Sky at Night Season 66 Episode 2 - Exoplanets and Antarctica
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Exoplanets and Antarctica

    S66:E2

    New scientific methods to discover exoplanets, and how the winter dakness in Antarctica helps here.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Sky at Night Season 66 Episode 5 - The Sky at Day
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Sky at Day

    S66:E5

    The British weather is often the enemy of stargazers up and down the country. A forecast of a couple of hours of cloud cover will disappoint even the most determined amateur astronomers. In this programme, the Sky at Night becomes the 'Sky at Day', providing an alternative range of spectacles to observe and activities to partake in, ideal when the nights are short and the stars are hiding behind the clouds.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Sky at Night Season 66 Episode 7 - Photographing the Universe
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Photographing the Universe

    S66:E7

    For centuries, humans have been drawing what they see in the night sky through telescopes. But there is something about a photograph that can make you feel you are right there, up close to the moon, planet, star or galaxy you are looking at. Having the light from those distance objects, fixed in an image, has meant scientists can analyse and understand the beautiful universe around us. So, this month, the Sky at Night is looking at the wonderful world of astrophotography.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Sky at Night Season 1 Episode 6 - New Comet
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - New Comet

    S1:E6

    Patrick Moore shows what to look for in the sky during the coming month and talks to Clive Hare, the boy who first saw the New Comet in England.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Sky at Night Season 60 Episode 10 - Review of the Year
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Review of the Year

    S60:E10

    Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Chris Lintott present a look back at some of the biggest stories in space science of 2016, and see how these discoveries have developed since making the headlines. Featuring a look at new evidence of a ninth planet in the solar system, the Juno probe's study of Jupiter, and scientists searching for evidence of other planets capable of sustaining human life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Sky at Night Season 61 Episode 3 - 60th Anniversary Special
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 60th Anniversary Special

    S61:E3

    When the first episode of The Sky at Night was transmitted in April 1957, it was still thought that Mars could be home to advanced life, the Space Age was yet to begin, and the Big Bang was just a controversial theory. So to celebrate its 60th anniversary, this special programme looks at how our knowledge of the universe has been transformed in the last six decades - from the exploration of the solar system to the detection of black holes and planets orbiting distant stars. Featuring contributions from Jim Al-Khalili, Dallas Campbell and Monica Grady and including special birthday messages from a host of stars, this is a celebration of an extraordinary age of discovery, and The Sky at Night's role in covering it.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Sky at Night Season 61 Episode 4 - Inside God's Observatory
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Inside God's Observatory

    S61:E4

    This edition comes from the heart of one of the most influential - and surprising - organisations in the history of astronomy. Maggie and Chris have been granted rare access to the Vatican and its little-known observatory, the Specola Vaticana, perched on a hilltop 30km outside Rome. -- There they explore its rich history and contemporary cutting-edge science, going inside the Vatican walls to visit the Tower of the Winds, a secret antique sundial that revolutionised the length of the year; the remains of a nest of telescopes atop an old medieval church where the science of spectroscopy was born; and the modern labs, manned by priest scientists who study a range of contemporary astronomical problems, from meteorites to binary stars to the birth of the universe itself.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Sky at Night Season 63 Episode 4 - Supermassive Black Hole
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Supermassive Black Hole

    S63:E4

    The team reveals how the first picture of a supermassive black hole was captured. The photograph of the hole at the heart of the M87 galaxy was released in April.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Sky at Night Season 63 Episode 6 - The Moon, the Mission and the BBC
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Moon, the Mission and the BBC

    S63:E6

    To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission to put a man on the moon, The Sky at Night looks back through the archives to tell the story of how the BBC reported the moonshot, with some very special guests. Scientist John Zarneki discusses the huge scientific and engineering challenge. The first British astronaut, Helen Sharman, reveals just how accurate the predictions and preparations for life in space were. And writer and broadcaster James Burke - who reported the whole amazing story at the time - explains why Nasa loved the BBC and how he gained access to the command module for an episode of Tomorrow’s World.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Sky at Night Season 63 Episode 7 - Space Mission Special
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Space Mission Special

    S63:E7

    The programme goes behind the scenes as the European Space Agency selects its next mission, which will be launched in 2028, meeting British teams vying to have their ideas selected, including a revolutionary mission to a comet.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Sky at Night Season 63 Episode 8 - Alien Worlds
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Alien Worlds

    S63:E8

    Astronomers have found more than 4,000 planets circling stars other than our own. What do we know about these alien worlds and how have we managed to detect them?

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Sky at Night Season 63 Episode 9 - Question Time
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Question Time

    S63:E9

    A one-hour special in which The Sky at Night team face a live studio audience to answer their questions about the mysteries and wonders of the universe.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Sky at Night Season 63 Episode 10 - Rosetta: The Comet's Tale
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Rosetta: The Comet's Tale

    S63:E10

    The Rosetta mission to comet 67P was the first time a spacecraft landed on a comet's surface. What has this icy body taught us about the dawn of the solar system and the origins of life on earth?

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Sky at Night Season 64 Episode 1 - A Beginner's Guide
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - A Beginner's Guide

    S64:E1

    The Sky at Night team go back to basics to show you how to enjoy the night sky, wherever you are. It doesn’t matter if you live in a city or in the countryside, if you have a telescope, a pair of binoculars or just your eyes to look with. Pete explains why the night sky changes and joins a group of novice stargazers to talk about the best ways to introduce newcomers to the night. Chris ventures onto a roof in Oxford and marvels at the moon through binoculars, and Maggie goes back to her childhood telescope-making class to talk basic telescope essentials. Curious about the night sky but don’t know where to start? Want to know how to make the most of your new telescope? This is the programme for you!

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Sky at Night Season 64 Episode 2 - Here Comes the Sun
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Here Comes the Sun

    S64:E2

    The Sky at Night discovers how Esa's solar orbiter was built, and how it will protect itself against the sun's searing heat and investigate its mysteries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Sky at Night Season 64 Episode 3 - Locked Up But Looking Up
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Locked Up But Looking Up

    S64:E3

    The Sky at Night celebrates its 800th episode by showing how you can still explore space even when confined to your home by the coronavirus lockdown. Plus a new arrangement of the show's theme tune.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 4" is the best rated episode of "The Sky at Night". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/25/1957. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 9".