The Sky at Night
Season 11 Episode 8 - Lord Rosse's Great Telescope
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1957
Documentary, News
From 1845 until 1917 the biggest telescope in the world was the 72-inch reflector built and operated by Lord Rosse at his Irish home. Patrick Moore visits Birr Castle in County Offaly, Eire, to discuss with the present Lord Rosse his great - grandfather's remarkable achievement in constructing the huge telescope, and his use of it to establish the spiral nature of galaxies.
Episodes in Season 11
1
The Giant Planet
2
Observing Earth Satellites
3
Gas-Clouds in Space
4
The Craters on the Moon
5
Ten Years of Astronomy
6
A new look at Mars
7
Vega
8
Lord Rosse's Great Telescope
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9
Exploding Stars
10
Invisible Astronomy
11
Cameras round the Moon
12
Venus Observed
13
