0:00:02 > 0:00:05Stargazers, come and have a look. We have a parcel.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06It's from Robert.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11It's the star that Robert made at the Sky Station yesterday.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- Who knows what shape it is? ALL:- A sphere.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17That's right, it's a sphere-shaped star.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Thank you, Robert.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Oh, yes, stars and planets and so much more.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Countdown to launch, mission explore.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- ALL:- Five, four,
0:00:29 > 0:00:34three, two, one, lift-off!
0:00:39 > 0:00:43# We're on a mission to explore
0:00:43 > 0:00:46# The wonders of the stars above us all
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# Planets, stars and more they're for us to find
0:00:49 > 0:00:52# When we look up high
0:00:52 > 0:00:54# Here we go
0:00:54 > 0:00:57# We're going stargazing
0:00:57 > 0:01:00# Gaze at stars shining bright
0:01:00 > 0:01:04# We're going stargazing
0:01:04 > 0:01:07# Spot a zooming satellite
0:01:07 > 0:01:11# We're going stargazing
0:01:11 > 0:01:14# Glimpse the moon and the planets above
0:01:14 > 0:01:18# We're going stargazing
0:01:18 > 0:01:24# So just look up, look up, look up. #
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- ALL:- Mission explore go!
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Excellent work, stargazers.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Welcome to Mission Control.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Hi, Maggie. I've just hung up Robert's star sphere.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Look, just over there.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Thanks, Chris. Shall we download the latest mission data to see how many
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- spheres were spotted? - ALL:- Yes!
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Let's activate the map.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Map, go!
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Mission downloading.
0:02:11 > 0:02:161, 2, 3, 4,
0:02:16 > 0:02:215, 6, 7, 8,
0:02:21 > 0:02:239, 10, 11, 12.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Tonight I can see the moon, Mars and Venus.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35I can count 15.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I can see 21 stars.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Download complete.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49Well done, stargazers, for taking part in mission explore.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Come in, Mission Control.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53It's Robert The Robot.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Sky Station calling.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Clever astronomer Becky came to visit us last night.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Are you ready for more mission data?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Yes! Downloading data.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08I've brought along this manual telescope here from the observatory
0:03:08 > 0:03:13because, actually, you don't need to be inside an observatory building to
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- do some really cool stargazing. - So, stargazing on the go.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19OK, if you could stand up for me, that's it,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23and look straight down that tube, there, with one eye.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24And what can we see?
0:03:26 > 0:03:32- I still can't see the stars. - No.- Just the clouds.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Download complete.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Well done, Robert, well done, stargazers.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I hope the clouds clear for you tonight.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Now, who's ready for another mission from Maggie?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- ALL:- Me!- Excellent.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Well, today's mission is to find out about this.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Stars!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Now, this collection of stars looks familiar.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Does anyone know the name of it?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- Orion.- That's right, Kate.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02This constellation is called Orion and your mission today
0:04:02 > 0:04:05is to find out more about Orion.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07I thought it looked familiar.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11We've seen Orion before in one of our stories and here he is.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Orion, the hunter, striding across the night sky.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Shall I show you a way to spot Orion?- ALL:- Yes!
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Kate, can you give me a hand?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Now, take this piece of chalk
0:04:25 > 0:04:28and can you join these three stars together?
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- Perfect. Now, what has Kate drawn, there?- A line.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- A line.- A belt. - A belt, that's right.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43These three stars are known as Orion's Belt.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Now, you don't often get stars in a straight line like that,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50so if you spot these three stars, we should be able to spot Orion.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- Shall we get Robert to find out more about Orion for us?- ALL:- Yes!
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Go vision, go!
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Copy that, Mission Control.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04MUSIC PLAYS
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Woohoo! We're going star hopping.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Come and join us. Come on, stargazers.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21MUSIC PLAYS
0:05:26 > 0:05:31Oh, dot me diodes, my bouncy springs aren't as bouncy as they used to be.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35It's a good job I've brought some cherry crumble cakes
0:05:35 > 0:05:37to keep us all going!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Oh, dear!
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Wait for me!
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Stargazers, what have we found?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47We found three stars.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48In a straight line.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50It's Orion's Belt.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53But that means we've found Orion.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- A big cheer.- ALL:- Hooray!
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Oh, yes, this definitely calls for a cherry crumble cake.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Not yet, Robert!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06We have more star hopping to do.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Oh, right. All right, then.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Well, let's follow Orion's Belt this way and see what we can find.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Come on.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Stargazers, what have we found?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25It's a bright star.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28That's useful, it's wearing a name badge.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33This star is called Sirius and it's the brightest star in the night sky.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36That is one seriously bright star!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Get it? Sirius, seriously bright...
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It's an astronomy joke.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45One rocket for Robert, please.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Back to the Belt. Lead the way, Robson.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Oh, is it time for cherry crumble cake now?
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- No!- We need to do more star hopping.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- All right, well, which way? - That way.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Oh, right, come on then.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Galloping galaxies, this star is gigantic!
0:07:13 > 0:07:15This is Betelgeuse.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Really, Jonas, well, this definitely calls for a cherry crumble cake.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- ALL:- Oh, Robert!
0:07:24 > 0:07:26All in the name of space science.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30This is the perfect way to show just how gigantic Betelgeuse is.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35You see, if this really was Betelgeuse, then our star, the sun,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38would be even smaller than this delicious cherry.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43In fact, you can fit about 1,000 of our suns across Betelgeuse.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Delicious cherry crumble cake.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Be strong, Robert, be strong.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Right, back to the Belt, everybody.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Right, which way now, stargazers?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Hold on a robot minute, what's that?
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Lots of dust.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Dust, Jonas. Oh, no, that will never do.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10It's a good job I always carry my faithful travel duster,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Columbus, with me.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Now, wait a minute, this is the dust of Orion's nebula.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Do you know what happens here?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- It's where baby stars are born. - Oh, and look at them.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23There they are!
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Sweet little baby stars.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Oh, excellent star hopping, stargazers.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32So, Orion's Belt has taken us to Sirius,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Betelgeuse and baby stars.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38After all that hard work,
0:08:38 > 0:08:43surely we've earned ourselves a cherry crumble cake?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Who wants one?- ALL:- Me!
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Oh, brilliant. Back to you, Mission Control.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Oh, save some of those cherry crumble cakes for us, Robert.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58BANGING SOUND
0:08:58 > 0:09:00What's that noise?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02What's going on, stargazers?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04We are making dust.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07For a picture of Orion's nebula.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13This is Orion's nebula, taken by the Hubble Telescope from space.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Wow, that looks beautiful.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Now, this is deep, dark space.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Now, Chris, will you help me put some water out there
0:09:22 > 0:09:24in deep, dark space?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I didn't know there was water in outer space.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Yes, we have found water out there but that's another story.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34We just need the water now to make our picture.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36What else do we need, stargazers?
0:09:36 > 0:09:41- Dust.- Now, Orion's nebula is full of dust, so let's sprinkle some on.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- That's it.- Lovely!
0:09:43 > 0:09:47MUSIC PLAYS
0:10:03 > 0:10:05This is looking brilliant, stargazers!
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Yes, but there's something missing. What's missing from Orion's nebula?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- ALL:- Stars!- Stars, you're right, and here are some stars.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Let's fill it up with baby stars.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20MUSIC PLAYS
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Just look at that!
0:10:27 > 0:10:34Orion's nebula, a giant cloud of dust and gas full of baby stars.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36What a magnificent sight.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39It truly is. Well done, stargazers.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- Now, who wants to look for Orion in the night sky?- ALL:- Me!
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Yes, me too. I'll go and see if it's getting dark.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Yes, look, it's getting dark,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59so it's nearly time to try and spot Orion.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Can anyone spot Orion?
0:11:07 > 0:11:08- ALL:- No.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11It's too cloudy.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14But if the clouds weren't there,
0:11:14 > 0:11:19what would we be looking out for to help us spot Orion?
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- Three stars.- The three stars that make up Orion's belt.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26What we can do is we can go star hopping,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29so we start off at Orion's Belt and then go upwards...
0:11:29 > 0:11:33and then we see an orangey red star.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Betelgeuse.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Now, let's go back to Orion's Belt
0:11:37 > 0:11:41and this time we're going to hop downwards, and then we get to...
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Orion's nebula.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Now, from here on earth,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Orion's nebula looks like a faint, fuzzy dot.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Can anyone remember what it looked like through the space telescope?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56It looked like dust and baby stars.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Excellent work, stargazers.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Mission complete. It's thumbs up from me.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04And it's a thumbs up from me.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- ALL:- Yay!
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Orion, the hunter, striding through the night sky.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12What a magnificent sight.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Now, come on, let's go and get cosy for tonight's story.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25You look really cosy, stargazers.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Now, if we could blow the clouds away,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31what stars would come out to play?
0:12:31 > 0:12:35A constellation with long horns.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- A bull.- That's right, it's Taurus, the bull.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44And look, Taurus, the bull, has got a story for us.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Taurus, the bull, wished to visit the stars
0:12:47 > 0:12:51that were scattered across the sky.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56The only problem that he'd got was the stars were far too high.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59But with a boing and a bounce,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Taurus started to hop, springing up through the clouds,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05the bull didn't stop.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12Taurus jumped past planets and travelled far to visit Sirius,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14the brightest star.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Then onwards he hopped.
0:13:17 > 0:13:24Taurus knew where to go - to Orion's Belt, three stars in a row.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29With a final bounce, Taurus found something exquisite.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Orion's nebula was the starriest place to visit.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Thank you for helping us get to know Orion, Maggie.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46It's been my pleasure.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Stargazers, your mini mission for tonight is to look up
0:13:51 > 0:13:54and see if you can spot Orion before you go to bed.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59Don't forget to let us know how you get on with Maggie's mission.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04Click on stargazing on the CBeebies website and ask a grown-up to send
0:14:04 > 0:14:06your mission update.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10It can be a photo, a video or a picture you've drawn
0:14:10 > 0:14:12of the night sky.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16We'll see you tomorrow for one more evening of stargazing.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- So from all of us here... ALL:- Goodbye.