The Sky at Night · SEASON 21
The New Infra-red Telescope
Episode 7 · 1977-07-20
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
This month an important new British telescope has been completed. It is destined to be set up in Hawaii, and it is not an ordinary telescope; it is designed to study infra-red radiation from space, which cannot be seen directly but which is all-important in modern science. Professor Vincent Reddish , Astronomer Royal for Scotland, describes the Hawaiian telescope, and Patrick Moore talks to Professor James Ring about its likely role in infra-red astronomy.
Season 21 episodes
1. Sirius, the Dog-Star1977-01-17
2. Travel in Space and Time1977-02-17
3. The Mapping of Mercury1977-03-16
4. Celebrates its 20th anniversary1977-04-20
5. The Solar Cycle1977-05-18
6. Uranus - the Second Ringed Planet?1977-06-15
7. The New Infra-red Telescope1977-07-20
8. The Swan in the Sky1977-08-10
9. The Voyager Missions1977-09-07
10. Stars of the Far South1977-09-28
11. The Amateur Astronomer1977-10-24
12. Why Do the Planets Shine?1977-11-23
13. Suns, Space-ships, and Bug-eyed Monsters1977-12-14
