The Sky at Night · SEASON 15

The Royal Observatory Telescope

Episode 13 · 1971-12-07

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Episode overview

A historic telescope recently returned from Herstmonceux to its original home on the roof of the old Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Patrick Moore talked to the Astronomer Royal, Sir Richard Woolley, about the telescope's history, and to Cmdr Derek Howse, RN, about its future.

Season 15 episodes

1. The Approach of Mars1970-01-13 2. Things are Seldom What They Seem1971-02-03 3. Sirius, the Dog-Star1970-03-03 4. A Black Hole in Space?1971-04-01 5. Jupiter - the Other Magnetic Planet1971-04-27 6. Orbiting Space-Stations1971-06-08 7. Tracking the Stars1971-06-30 8. How Far Are the Stars?1971-07-21 9. Mars Comes Close1971-08-18 10. The Life and Death of a Star1971-09-15 11. Kepler, Genius and Mystic1971-10-13 12. Mars1971-11-17 13. The Royal Observatory Telescope1971-12-07