The Sky at Night
Season 21 Episode 11 - The Amateur Astronomer
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1957
Documentary, News
Astronomy is still one of the few sciences in which the amateur can play a useful part. Paul Doherty , who specialises in planetary observations, is an amateur astronomer who has built his own observatory and 16-inch reflecting telescope. Patrick Moore visits him at his observatory to discuss its construction and the observational work being carried out there.
Episodes in Season 21
1
Sirius, the Dog-Star
2
Travel in Space and Time
3
The Mapping of Mercury
4
Celebrates its 20th anniversary
5
The Solar Cycle
6
Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet?
7
The New Infra-red Telescope
8
The Swan in the Sky
9
The Voyager Missions
10
Stars of the Far South
11
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