Locked down but Looking up
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.
The Sky at Night celebrates its 800th episode while filming takes place under the coronavirus lockdown.
Chris Lintott explores how some astronomers are managing to continue making observations by controlling telescopes as far away as Hawaii from a laptop in their bedrooms in Belfast. Maggie Aderin-Pocock investigates how members of the public can get involved in analysing data from Mars, even when they are confined to their homes. And Pete Lawrence points out some treats in the night sky that we can all see if we keep looking up even when we’re locked down.
Plus a treat from the archives of the last 799 episodes set to a specially commissioned new arrangement of the show’s famous theme tune.
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A Look Back Through the Archives
Duration: 02:24
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Starguide: May 2020
Duration: 04:14
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:03Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham
At The Castle Gate From Pelleas and Melisande (The Sky At Night) (1955)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Pete Lawrence |
| Presenter | Chris Lintott |
| Presenter | Maggie Aderin-Pocock |
| Series Producer | Toby Macdonald |
| Executive Producer | Steve Crabtree |
Broadcasts
- Sun 10 May 2020 22:00
- Thu 14 May 2020 23:50
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A collection of programmes exploring space travel, science and distant planets.
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