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The Sky at Night
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S21E11: The Amateur Astronomer

The Sky at Night · 1977
Aired 24 Oct 1977 at 9:00pm (UTC)
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Synopsis

Astronomy is still one of the few sciences in which the amateur can play a useful part. Paul Doherty , who specialises in planetary observations, is an amateur astronomer who has built his own observatory and 16-inch reflecting telescope. Patrick Moore visits him at his observatory to discuss its construction and the observational work being carried out there.

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