The Sky at Night
Season 27 Episode 11 - The Mount Wilson Observatory
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1957
Documentary, News
In 1917 astronomy entered a new era. The great 100-inch reflecting telescope on Mount Wilson in California was completed. It was far more powerful than any existing telescope, and it soon led to the discovery that we live in an expanding universe. Mount Wilson Observatory is still in full use. Patrick Moore visits the observatory and talks to some of the astronomers who are working there.
Episodes in Season 27
1
The Winter Sky
2
A New Frontier
3
Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space
4
The Quickest Pulsar
5
Neutrino Hunting
6
Speckles of Light
7
Pioneering the Heliosphere
8
Illuminating Quasars
9
Unlocking the Secrets of Vega
10
The Autumn Sky
11
The Mount Wilson Observatory
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