The Sky at Night · SEASON 25

'In the Beginning.... '

Episode 5 · 1981-05-03

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Episode overview

In the crystal-clear atmosphere of La Palma in the Canary Islands the new Northern Hemisphere Observatory is being built. This observatory, a joint international project, is designed to study galaxies so remote that their light takes thousands of millions of years to reach us, leading us on to a real knowledge of the way in which the universe was born. One of the scientists involved is Professor F. Graham Smith , Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, who talks to Patrick Moore.

Season 25 episodes

1. The 200-inch Telescope at Mount1981-01-11 2. The Sword of Orion1981-02-08 3. Mr Herschel's Planet1981-03-08 4. The Spring Sky1981-04-05 5. 'In the Beginning.... '1981-05-03 6. Neptune - the Mysterious Giant1981-05-31 7. Bombardment from Space1981-06-26 8. The Summer Sky1981-07-27 9. The Perseids1981-08-23 10. Voyager 2: A Second Opinion of Saturn1981-09-21 11. A Tribute to Sir Bernard Lovell1981-10-18 12. The Autumn Sky1981-11-15 13. The Star of Bethlehem1981-12-13