The Sky at Night

Season 26 Episode 7: La Palma: a New Observatory

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.

Genre:

Documentary, News

Seasons:

70

Episodes:

848

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

30 min

First Air:

1957

Rating:

8.3