The Sky at Night
Season 26 Episode 7 - La Palma: a New Observatory
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1957
Documentary, News
La Palma, in the Canary Isles, is a picturesque place. It is also ideal as a site for large telescopes, and it is here that a major observatory is being established. It is linked with the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and the project scientist is Dr Paul Murdin. Patrick Moore reports from La Palma, giving the latest news of the huge telescopes to be set up there and talking to DR MURDIN and Professor Alec Boksenberg , Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Episodes in Season 26
1
The Winter Sky
2
The Changing Face of Venus
3
The Largest Star?
4
When Planets Loop the Loop
5
The Unfolding Universe
6
The Depths of Space
7
La Palma: a New Observatory
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