0:00:02 > 0:00:05Soon, starlight will scatter through the dark.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08So, let's all look up at Stargazing Park.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Welcome to another evening of Stargazing.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Last night, we looked at the beautiful planet Saturn.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22Maggie showed us how the sun lights up the planet's icy rings.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26I wonder what the sky's got in store for us tonight.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Are you ready to go stargazing, stargazers?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- ALL:- Yes!
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Come stargazing with us. All we need to do is...
0:00:34 > 0:00:36look up.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47# When the night falls Maggie helps us see
0:00:47 > 0:00:50# Wonders of the stars Above us all
0:00:50 > 0:00:53# Turn the lights low Grab a cosy rug
0:00:53 > 0:00:57# Wrap up warm and snug Here we go
0:00:58 > 0:01:05- # We're going stargazing - Gaze at stars shining bright
0:01:05 > 0:01:11- # We're going stargazing - Spot a zooming satellite
0:01:11 > 0:01:14# We're going stargazing
0:01:14 > 0:01:18# Glimpse the moon And the planets above
0:01:18 > 0:01:22# We're going stargazing
0:01:22 > 0:01:27# So just look up, look up, look up. #
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- Come and join us underneath the stars.- Hi, Chris. Hi, stargazers.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- ALL:- Hi, Maggie.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Gosh, what are you up to? - Drawing the night sky.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55Oh, what a brilliant idea. What are you hoping to see up there to draw?
0:01:55 > 0:01:59I'm trying to spot the satellites and the Space Station.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04I've drawn a pattern of stars.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Our beautiful night sky is definitely a work of art.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Why don't YOU draw a picture of the night sky where you are?
0:02:18 > 0:02:22When the clouds overhead drift apart, the stars are revealed.
0:02:22 > 0:02:23A work of art.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Who else is looking up at the beautiful night sky?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41It's Abe and Joanna.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- Hi, Chris!- Hey, stargazers.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45We are enjoying the night sky, too.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- What have we spotted so far, stargazers?- Shooting stars!
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Yeah, look! Shooting stars!
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- We made that picture earlier, didn't we, stargazers?- ALL:- Yeah.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Come back later and find out just how we did it.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03That shooting star picture looked wonderful.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Is there a chance we'll see shooting stars tonight?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Well, there is a possibility. Let's have a look.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Shooting stars move quickly through the night sky,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18so we need to look for something that's very fast.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Is that one?
0:03:20 > 0:03:21It's a plane.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Shooting stars are faster than planes or satellites.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32When they fall, they make a line of light across the night sky.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Oh, like this?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Yes, just like that.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39A shooting star is a lovely sight if you happen to see one,
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- isn't it, Maggie?- Yes. Shooting stars are very beautiful.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Why can we see shooting stars? - That's a really good question.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Why don't we go inside the cafe and find out? Come on.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56OK, stargazers, we need to keep this blanket nice and tight.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58And we need an earth.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Now, are shooting stars actually stars, Maggie?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07No, we call them shooting stars because they look like stars,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11but they're actually made up of something much smaller than a star.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Does anyone know what a meteoroid is?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18It's a small rock what zooms through space.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19That's right.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Meteoroids are small rocks that probably came from
0:04:22 > 0:04:24a large, rocky asteroid.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28And they can be this sort of size.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Wow, that's tiny. - Some are smaller than that.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Most of the meteoroids that become shooting stars
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- are just specks of dust.- Whoa!
0:04:37 > 0:04:41So, how can we see something that tiny in the night sky?
0:04:41 > 0:04:45That's a good question. We need to think what happens to a meteoroid
0:04:45 > 0:04:47when it gets close to earth.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52OK, guys. Grab your meteoroids.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02OK, stargazers, let's get these meteoroids moving.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- Now, what's happening to them? - They keep falling towards earth.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11That's right, the earth is pulling the meteoroids towards it.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14And that pull is called gravity.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Is that the same thing that keeps us on earth, Maggie?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21That's right, Chris. Let's put this blanket away.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Thank you.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Now, I've got another experiment for you.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30I want you all to jump up into space.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Jump.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Good jumping!
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- But what's happening?- We keep on falling back down to earth.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Yes, gravity keeps us on the ground.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43It also keeps our atmosphere in place.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Our atmosphere is gas and clouds that surround the earth,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51and that's really important because it allows us to live and breathe.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55So, it's gravity that pulls the meteoroids towards earth.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Yes. As a meteoroid falls towards the earth, it's called a meteor,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03and as it hits the earth's atmosphere,
0:06:03 > 0:06:04it glows really brightly.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Like this meteor glow.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Don't forget, meteors are falling really quickly,
0:06:10 > 0:06:11so it's meteor...
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- ALL:- Go!
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- Shall we do it again?- Yeah, yeah.- Meteor glow, meteor...
0:06:18 > 0:06:19- ALL:- Go!
0:06:19 > 0:06:23One more time. Meteor glow, meteor...
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- ALL:- Go!
0:06:25 > 0:06:28So, shooting stars are glowing meteors
0:06:28 > 0:06:30falling quickly towards earth.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35Yes, but most of them are so tiny that they burn up in the atmosphere
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- before they ever reach the ground.- Oh.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40A beautiful sight that's over in a flash.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Thankfully, Joanna and Abe from the Let's Go Club
0:06:45 > 0:06:47have created a picture of shooting stars
0:06:47 > 0:06:50that will hopefully last a bit longer.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Let's find out how they and the stargazers got on.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Who'd like to look at some art? - ALL:- Me!
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Excellent, cos we are at the perfect place to do that, the art gallery.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Are you ready, stargazers? - ALL:- Yeah!- Let's go!
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- What can you see, stargazers? - ALL:- Stars!
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Look at that. The stars in the night sky have inspired an artist
0:07:26 > 0:07:28to make some starry wallpaper.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- Shall we go and see what else we can find in the gallery?- Yeah.- Come on.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- What can you see, stargazers? - ALL:- More stars!
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Yeah, that's right.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04An artist has embroidered the night sky full of stars.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05It's beautiful.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Stargazers,
0:08:13 > 0:08:17would YOU like to create a piece of art based on the night sky?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- ALL:- Yeah!
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Great! Well, then, let's go.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Look at that - a night sky just waiting to be decorated.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- What do you think we should put in it?- Shooting stars.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Let's use this paint to make our meteors glow.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Meteor glow.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Meteor glow.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Meteor glow.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Meteor glow.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23The picture is looking great,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27but, stargazers, the meteors don't quite look like shooting stars yet,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- so what do we need them to do? - Fall to earth.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32That's right. Shall we give them a hand?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- ALL:- Yeah.- Yeah? Are you ready?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Meteors...- ALL:- Go!
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- Wow! What have we made? - ALL:- Shooting stars!
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Right, let's go and wash our hands
0:09:49 > 0:09:52and then I've got a surprise for you. Come on.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- ALL:- Wow!- What can you see, guys?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- ALL:- Our shooting stars.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02It's a work of art,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04on display in an art gallery,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08just like all the other art work we saw earlier. Well done, guys.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Now, guys, who thinks this is the perfect spot
0:10:11 > 0:10:14to send our friend, astronaut Tim, a big thumbs up?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- ALL:- Yeah!- Ready?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- ALL:- Good luck, Tim!
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Hi, stargazers.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29During my mission to the International Space Station,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33I'll be finding out what it's like to live in space.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37There are many other space missions discovering lots of amazing things.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40The Rosetta mission got a close-up view of a comet.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44It's the first time that scientists have had a good view of a comet.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48The spacecraft is following the comet as it travels around the sun
0:10:48 > 0:10:52and has even sent back detailed photos of the comet's tail.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53It's beautiful.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Join in with my space mission by going to the CBeebies website,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00downloading your own space mission patch,
0:11:00 > 0:11:02colouring it in and wearing it,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04just like mine.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06See you soon, stargazers.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I've come back outside to look up.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Look how beautiful the stars are in the night sky.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31That same beautiful night sky has inspired astronauts like Tim
0:11:31 > 0:11:36to go into space, artists to make wonderful works of art
0:11:36 > 0:11:41and people to sing songs and tell stories about the stars.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Oh, look! Shooting stars!
0:11:50 > 0:11:53So many meteors!
0:11:53 > 0:11:59A meteor shower getting ready for tonight's Starlight Story.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03I wonder whose story the stars will tell tonight.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11# Starlight scattered Through the dark
0:12:14 > 0:12:17# Painting stories for us all
0:12:21 > 0:12:25# Gather underneath the stars
0:12:28 > 0:12:32# And hear their wonders told
0:12:34 > 0:12:38# Looking up into the dark
0:12:38 > 0:12:42# The night is yours and it is mine
0:12:42 > 0:12:45# Looking up into the dark
0:12:45 > 0:12:48# The dark upon us all
0:12:48 > 0:12:52# Upon us all, the stars will shine
0:12:52 > 0:12:59# Upon us all, the stars will shine. #
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Look up there.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- ALL:- Leo the lion.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Leo the lion wished To dance in the rain
0:13:11 > 0:13:16But each time he tried He got a soggy, wet mane.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19So the next time it rained He stayed indoors
0:13:19 > 0:13:23And busied himself doing his chores.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26He dusted here and he dusted there
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Using the perfect duster - His liony hair.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Then a shake of his mane And a flick of his tail
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Sent a cloud of dust On a heavenly trail
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Until down the dust fell Towards the ground
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Leo jumped with delight At what he'd found.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52A meteor shower! What a wonderful sight!
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Shooting stars falling Like raindrops, bright.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Leo flicked his tail And shook his mane
0:14:00 > 0:14:04As he danced and danced In the meteor rain.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Please ask a grown-up to upload a picture of you wearing
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Tim's mission patch.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17We'd love to see it on the CBeebies website.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20You can wear it when you go stargazing.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Meteors ready. Meteors...
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- ALL:- Go!
0:14:26 > 0:14:29That's great. I think Tim will love that.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34We'll see you tomorrow night for one more night of Stargazing.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35See you then. Goodbye.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- ALL:- Bye!