The Sky at Night · SEASON 18
Lord Rosse's Great Telescope
Episode 9 · 1974-10-02
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
A century ago, the most powerful telescope in the world was the great 72-inch reflector at Birr Castle in Eire, with which its builder, the 3rd Earl of Rosse, discovered the spiral galaxies. Patrick Moore visits Birr, and talks to the present Earl and Countess of Rosse about the past and future of the great telescope.
Season 18 episodes
1. Positional Astronomy1974-01-27
2. Saturn - The Ringed Planet1974-02-17
3. The Milky Way1974-03-20
4. Life in the Universe1974-05-15
5. The Daylight Star1974-06-12
6. The Heart of the Scorpion1974-07-10
7. Shooting Stars1974-08-07
8. Choosing a Telescope1974-09-04
9. Lord Rosse's Great Telescope1974-10-02
10. The Changing Force of Gravity1974-10-30
11. Eros - Wanderer in Space1974-11-26
12. The Year of the Planets1974-12-18
