The Sky at Night - Season 25 - Eps 3: Mr Herschel's Planet
Patrick Moore tells the story of William Herschel, the obscure Hanoverian army bandsman whose discovery with a home-made telescope of the planet Uranus doubled the size of the known solar system. Herschel was hired to provide 'astronomical entertainment' for the British Royal Family and King George III gave him £4,000 to build the world's largest telescope in a garden at Slough.
About The Sky at Night
Title: The Sky at Night
First Air Date: 1957-04-24
Last Air Date: 2025-10-13
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8.3/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 70
Total Episodes: 846
Network: BBC Four
Genres: Documentary, News
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy with the latest thinking on what's out there in space and what you can see in the night sky.
