Satellites CBeebies Stargazing

Soon, Starlight will scatter through the dark,

so let's all look up at Stargazing Park.

Hello, stargazers.

Now, last night we found out loads about comets hurtling through space.

I can't wait to find out what we're going to spot tonight.

All we have to do is look up.

# When the night falls, Maggie helps us see

# Wonders of the stars above us all

# Turn the lights low, grab a cosy rug

# Wrap up warm and snug, here we go

# We're going stargazing

# Gaze at stars shining bright

# We're going stargazing

# Spot a zooming satellite

# We're going stargazing

# Glimpse the moon and the planets above

# We're going stargazing

# So just look up, look up. #

-Come and join us underneath the stars.

-Hi, Chris. Hi, stargazers.

Hello, Maggie. Welcome to the Stargazing Park.

-What can we see up there?

-I can see a flashing dot.

Let's dim the lights, because we'll see a lot more stars.

Now, it takes a little while for your eyes to get used to it

-but are you seeing more stars yet?

-Yes. I see one million stars.

You see a million stars? I can see lots.

There's something flashing.

-I can see two things flashing over there.

-Me, too.

I think they're aeroplanes.

Now, I want you all to look for a tiny dot of light

moving across the sky. Can anyone see anything like that?

-There's one moving.

-Where?

-Over there.

-Oh, yes.

-Does anyone know what that dot is?

-I see a moving dot.

-A satellite.

-A satellite?

-I see a moving dot.

-Really? You never know.

I think you're right. I think it is a satellite. What's a satellite?

Er, it's something that orbits around Earth that makes it so

-you can go on phone.

-I've got an idea.

-What's your idea?

It goes around space and collects information.

Information - that's true.

They can tell us about the weather, they can help us

with our telephones and television signals, all sorts of things.

I wonder who else is looking for satellites in the night sky?

It's Pui!

-Hello, stargazers. We're looking for satellites too, aren't we?

-Yes.

Oh, but it's quite tricky looking for satellites because they're

so tiny up there.

Up close, satellites are this big.

So if a this-big satellite looks tiny up there,

imagine how teeny-tiny Miss Mouse would look up there.

I know. Come back in a bit and you never know,

you might even see Miss Mouse in space.

Imagine, Miss Mouse in space! Oh, I hope she makes it there.

Can you spot any more satellites? Have a look. Have a look.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Where? Where?

-There. Where is it going?

For that question, you can help me answer it. Come on, guys.

Now we all have our stargazing part satellites,

but what we want to do is try and get them up into space.

Oh, we can do that. Three, two, one, blast off.

Wahay! Up they go.

-Oh, dear.

-And down they come.

-What goes up must come down, I'm afraid.

So now, let's see if you can do better.

-But Chris, I need to use your head.

-Oh, really?

-Can you put this Earth hat on, please.

-Absolutely.

-I'm the Earth.

-Now, what we just did is we took our satellite

and we threw it up in the air and it came back down.

What do you think would happen if we threw our satellites this way?

It would go wheeee!

That's right. They might fall off the edge of the Earth.

-So shall we give that a try?

-Ready, satellites?

Three, two, one, blastoff!

-Whaaay!

-Oh!

-So what happened?

-It came down.

-Yes.

We have to think about this a bit more.

Let's say that we got our satellites but now,

we're going to throw them

just the right amount so that they go around here and start falling.

What they are going to do is keep on falling towards the Earth.

It's still falling towards the Earth

but it's following the curve of the Earth.

So where's the satellite going? It's going round...

And round and round.

-That's right. Round the Earth.

-Maggie, you're orbiting me!

-Yes.

Our satellite is in orbit.

Look, I've got an Earth hat just like Chris's. Let's put this on your head.

Off you go into orbit, Miss Mouse. Whee!

What's the view like, Miss Mouse?

Lovely, Jake, but quite honestly,

I've always wanted to be a real astronaut.

-Ooh! I think we can help you with that. Can't we, stargazers?

-Yes.

It looks like astronaut Miss Mouse is ready.

Miss Mouse, this is your moment.

You are about to go on an adventure that's out of this world.

Three, two, one, blastoff! Up, up and away!

Come on, back to mission control!

Here at mission control,

we can find out what Miss Mouse's space flight was really like.

I can see all of the clouds.

She's in space!

Mission control, I've reached the edge of space.

The Earth looks magnificent from up here.

Look at the edge of the Earth.

-Can you see the curvy shape?

-Yes.

Miss Mouse, this is mission control.

-Prepare to come back to Earth.

-On my way.

-Miss Mouse, you're back.

-Thank you, mission control.

Now, what this astronaut needs is a nice cup of tea.

Miss Mouse in space! It's incredible, it really is!

Now stargazers, I've got a few things to show you.

-Can you help me, Charlie? What's this?

-A toothbrush.

-That's right.

-Next, we've got... What's this? A spanner.

-A spanner. OK.

What else have we got, Charlie?

-A tool box.

-A tool box. That's right. We've got one more.

-Does anyone know?

-A space glove.

-A space glove.

You can tell cos it's floating. This is an astronaut's glove.

Now we've got four things here.

Can anyone tell me what they've got in common?

All of these things have been lost in space

and they're known as space junk.

You can see pictures to give you an idea of how much stuff is

out there. It's like a snowstorm around the Earth.

It goes round and round and round and round.

You're orbiting me.

Thank you, Charlie.

I'm going to see if I can spot some space junk through the window.

Do you really think I'm going to see an astronaut's glove through

the window? No. I need a telescope. Right.

Good luck trying to find an astronaut's glove.

Keep an eye out for an astronaut with a very cold hand,

with a glove missing in space.

Of course, the astronauts you would find aboard

the International Space Station doing their work, doing their experiments.

Eating their dinner.

In about 90 minutes, they can go around the Earth

one entire time and they see night-time and daytime.

They see the whole world.

What an incredible view from the space station.

-Now, how is Earth looking from up here, stargazer satellites?

-Great.

You're happy? Oh, that's good.

Well, I think we should sing a song about spotting satellites.

That's what we're being.

# Spot a light, a satellite

# Satellite, satellite

# Spot a light, a satellite

# Orbiting the Earth... #

Are you ready to go?

# Round and round and round it goes

# Round it goes, round it goes

# Round and round and round it goes

# Orbiting the Earth. #

-Now, what else goes around the Earth?

-A glove.

Yes, the astronaut's glove. Shall we sing about that this time?

# Spot a glove, an astronaut's glove

# Astronaut's glove, astronaut's glove

# Spot a glove, an astronaut's glove

# Orbiting the Earth... #

Let's go !

# Round and round and round it goes

# Round it goes, round it goes

# Round and round and round it goes

# Orbiting the Earth. #

-What goes up must come...

-Down.

Oh, that's it. Get nice and cosy for another Starlight story.

Look up. The stars have stories to tell.

# Starlight scattered through the dark

# Painting stories for us all

# Gather underneath the stars

# And hear their wonders told

# Looking up into the dark

# The night is yours and it is mine

# Looking out into the dark

# The dark upon us all

# Upon us all the stars will shine

# Upon us all the stars will shine. #

-Everybody look up.

-Gemini, the twins.

Gemini, the twins, wish to travel the world, to travel round in just

one day and be home in time for tea.

They hopped upon their shiny scooters and scooted really fast

across the park and through the zoo but stopped when they got to the

sea, so they climbed aboard a pirate ship that bobbed upon the waves.

Up and down and up it went but sailing the world would take days.

Through the telescope, they spied a rocket, ready to zoom.

So they took a lift with a satellite and blasted towards the moon.

Then round and round and round they went,

looking down on the land and sea.

Round and round and round they sped and were home in time for tea.

We'll see you for more stargazing tomorrow. Until then, bye-bye.