The Sky at Night · SEASON 26
La Palma: a New Observatory
Episode 7 · 1982-06-06
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
La Palma, in the Canary Isles, is a picturesque place. It is also ideal as a site for large telescopes, and it is here that a major observatory is being established. It is linked with the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and the project scientist is Dr Paul Murdin. Patrick Moore reports from La Palma, giving the latest news of the huge telescopes to be set up there and talking to DR MURDIN and Professor Alec Boksenberg , Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Season 26 episodes
1. The Winter Sky1982-01-10
2. The Changing Face of Venus1982-02-07
3. The Largest Star?1982-03-14
4. When Planets Loop the Loop1982-04-04
5. The Unfolding Universe1982-04-25
6. The Depths of Space1982-05-16
7. La Palma: a New Observatory1982-06-06
8. The Hunt for the Tenth Planet1982-07-19
9. Siding Spring1982-08-22
10. The Mystery of the Spiral Arm1982-09-26
11. The Cosmic Serpent1982-10-31
12. The Last Man on the Moon1982-12-06
