The Sky at Night
Season 18 Episode 9 - Lord Rosse's Great Telescope
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1957
Documentary, News
A century ago, the most powerful telescope in the world was the great 72-inch reflector at Birr Castle in Eire, with which its builder, the 3rd Earl of Rosse, discovered the spiral galaxies. Patrick Moore visits Birr, and talks to the present Earl and Countess of Rosse about the past and future of the great telescope.
Episodes in Season 18
1
Positional Astronomy
2
Saturn - The Ringed Planet
3
The Milky Way
4
Life in the Universe
5
The Daylight Star
6
The Heart of the Scorpion
7
Shooting Stars
8
Choosing a Telescope
9
Lord Rosse's Great Telescope
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