The Sky at Night · SEASON 29
The Computerised Amateur
Episode 10 · 1985-09-08
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Many amateur astronomers have large telescopes but Ron Arbour 's observatory, near Winchester, is exceptional; his 16-inch reflector is computer controlled and is programmed to hunt automatically for stellar explosions far across the universe. Patrick Moore visits the observatory to talk to Ron Arbour about his telescope and about his plans for photographing Halley's Comet later this year; during the programme he attempts to get a photograph of the comet specially for The Sky at Night.
Season 29 episodes
1. Worlds Apart?1985-01-13
2. Colours of the Stars1985-02-10
3. The Year of the Comet1985-03-10
4. The Sky in Infra-Red1985-03-31
5. Moon Rills1985-05-05
6. Little Worlds1985-06-02
7. Summer Sky1985-06-30
8. Infra-Red at Siding Spring1985-07-28
9. Mizar1985-08-19
10. The Computerised Amateur1985-09-08
11. Red Shift - or Red Herring?1985-10-14
12. The Comet Returns1985-11-12
13. How Wrong We Were1985-12-15
