The Sky at Night · SEASON 24
Kitt Peak Observatory: the Solar Telescope
Episode 6 · 1980-06-10
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The Solar Telescope ' Kitt Peak, in Arizona, is America's national observatory. One of its most important instruments is the ingeniously-designed telescope used for studying the sun. Patrick Moore visits Kitt Peak , to see this remarkable telescope and talk to the scientists who are carrying out research with it.
Season 24 episodes
1. Mapping the Sky1980-01-10
2. Saturn: The Disappearing Rings1980-02-07
3. The Man Who Discovered a Planet1980-03-20
4. The Multiple Mirror Telescope1980-04-17
5. Journey to the Centre of the Galaxy1980-05-13
6. Kitt Peak Observatory: the Solar Telescope1980-06-10
7. Quasars1980-07-10
8. The Mapping of Venus1980-08-06
9. Meteor Crater1980-09-04
10. Autumn Equinox1980-10-01
11. The Scintars1980-10-28
12. Voyager I Reaches Saturn1980-11-20
13. The Quadrantids1980-12-07
