The Sky at Night - Season 31 - Eps 8: The Roof of the World

1987-08-08? min⭐ 8.3/10

A great new telescope has just come into operation at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii, almost 14,000 feet above sea level. It is the James Clerk Maxwell. Telescope, a sort of radio telescope designed to study regions of the universe where stars are being born. Patrick Moore visits the telescope and talks to the astronomers who planned and built it.

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About The Sky at Night

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.

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