Yerkes Observatory

The Sky at Night Season 32 Episode 3

Overview:
Yerkes Observatory, at Williams Bay near Chicago, is a most unusual place. Its main telescope is not a reflector, but a refractor - the world's largest Old-fashioned though it may look, Yerkes is in the forefront of scientific research, as Patrick Moore explains when he goes there to talk to the director, Dr Al Harper, and members of the observatory's staff.

Genre : Documentary, News

Actors : -

Release Date : 1988-03-30

Duration : 30 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 32)

The Winter Sky
1. The Winter Sky
The Brilliant Planets
2. The Brilliant Planets
Yerkes Observatory
3. Yerkes Observatory
The Awakening Sun
4. The Awakening Sun
Quasars, Redshifts and Controversy
5. Quasars, Redshifts and Controversy
Planets Revisited
6. Planets Revisited
The Summer Sky
7. The Summer Sky
Cosmic Fireworks
8. Cosmic Fireworks
Watch This Space
9. Watch This Space
Mars in Close-Up
10. Mars in Close-Up
Observing the Autumn Sky
11. Observing the Autumn Sky
Radio Stars
12. Radio Stars
Close Encounters
13. Close Encounters


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