The Sky at Night · SEASON 33

Observing from La Silla

Episode 4 · 1989-04-09

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Episode overview

High in the Andes mountains of Chile lies one of the world's major observatories, La Silla, with its 15 telescopes. Conditions there are ideal - far better than anywhere in Europe. In this programme Patrick Moore visits La Silla , talks to the astronomers there, and even has what may be his last view of Halley's Comet.

Season 33 episodes

1. Mysteries of the Winter Sky1989-01-15 2. Icebergs and Crouching Giants1989-02-12 3. Cosmic Lighthouse1989-03-12 4. Observing from La Silla1989-04-09 5. Exploring the Ultraviolet Sky1989-05-13 6. Telescopes for the 90s1989-06-04 7. The Curious Little World of Pluto1989-07-02 8. Eclipse of the Moon1989-07-30 9. Observing from the Atacama1989-08-20 10. Neptune - Voyager's Last Planet1989-09-10 11. The Making of an Astronomer1989-10-15 12. The Bull in the Sky1989-11-12 13. Voyager's Grand Tour1989-12-10