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The Best Episodes of The Sky at Night Season 51

Every episode of The Sky at Night Season 51 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Sky at Night Season 51!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 1 - Spaceman
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    #1 - Spaceman

    S51:E1

    British astronaut Piers Sellers on orbiting the Earth and the future of the manned space programme; NASA's upcoming Hubble rescue mission.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 2 - Martian Adventures
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    #2 - Martian Adventures

    S51:E2

    Celebrating the success of Martian rovers Spirit and Opportunity; NASA's Phoenix mission; Lucie Green visits the ExoMars rover in Aberystwyth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 3 - Stunning Saturn
    9.8/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Stunning Saturn

    S51:E3

    Chris shows us how to see Saturn with a small telescope, while Patrick finds out the latest from the Cassini mission currently orbiting the planet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 4 - Time Lord - 50Th Anniversary
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Time Lord - 50Th Anniversary

    S51:E4

    Celebrating 50 years of The Sky at Night, Patrick 'travelled' back to the show's first ever recording in 1957. The episode then jumped forward to 2057 where the 'virtual' Patrick talked to Dr Chris Lintott and Dr Brian May on Mars. Jon Culshaw's turn as a younger Patrick was uncanny as he recreated Patrick's first words on The Sky at Night.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 5 - 50Th Anniversary - Birthday Party
    9.8/10(9 votes)

    #5 - 50Th Anniversary - Birthday Party

    S51:E5

    The Sky at Night 50th birthday party. Patrick reflects on how astronomy has changed over the last half century, with amusing clips from the archives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 6 - Home from Home
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    #6 - Home from Home

    S51:E6

    Patrick learns more about the exciting discovery of a planet that seems similar to Earth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 7 - Sting in the Tail
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    #7 - Sting in the Tail

    S51:E7

    Patrick looks at the summer constellation Scorpius, and the black hole lurking at the centre of the Galaxy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 8 - Robonet
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Robonet

    S51:E8

    A look at Robonet, the robotic network of telescopes spanning the globe, able to react to cosmic phenomena such as gamma-ray bursts at any time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 9 - Black Holes and Black Magic
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    #9 - Black Holes and Black Magic

    S51:E9

    Patrick uses magic to explain the mysteries of the Universe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 10 - Jodrell Bank at 50
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Jodrell Bank at 50

    S51:E10

    A look back at the completion of the world's largest steerable radio telescope in 1957, just in time to pick up the signal from Sputnik.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 11 - The Grand Collision
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The Grand Collision

    S51:E11

    Patrick anticipates the cataclysmic day, in two billion years, when our Milky Way will collide with Andromeda, and the role dark matter will play.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 12 - Meteor Mania
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Meteor Mania

    S51:E12

    In his garden, Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Brian May and Jon Culshaw to watch the cosmic firework display known as the Perseid meteor shower.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 13 - Sputniks Children
    9.7/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Sputniks Children

    S51:E13

    Dr Chris Lintott finds out how British technology is leading the way in satellite science, while Sir Patrick Moore investigates the threat from space debris that astronauts face in space.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Sky at Night Season 51 Episode 14 - Last Man on the Moon
    9.3/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Last Man on the Moon

    S51:E14

    On 14th December 1972, Captain Eugene Cernan left the Moon to return to Earth. He had no idea that, 25 years later, he would still be the last man to have left his footprints on the lunar surface. Dr Chris Lintott travels to the Johnson Space Centre to talk to the Commander of Apollo 17 about his memories of being on the Moon. Sir Patrick Moore looks at lunar samples brought back by the astronauts and talks to NASA scientists about what they discovered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 51 Ratings Summary

"Spaceman" is the best rated episode of "The Sky at Night" season 51. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/7/2007. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Martian Adventures".