The Sky at Night
Season 31 Episode 7 - The William Herschel Telescope
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1957
Documentary, News
Coming into operation shortly is a telescope that is not only one of the largest in the world, but probably the most accurate. The William Herschel telescope is on the summit of an extinct volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands. Patrick Moore visits the telescope and talks to the astronomers who have been closely connected with its development.
Episodes in Season 31
1
Photographing the Sky
2
The Study of Variable Stars
3
Stellar Catastrophe
4
A Celebration
5
Air on Other Worlds
6
High Moon
7
The William Herschel Telescope
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8
The Roof of the World
9
The Hunt for Planet Ten
10
The Exploding Star
11
Jodrell - The Listening Bank
12
A Telescope for Christmas?
13
