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The Sky at Night
BBC Four

S24E04: The Multiple Mirror Telescope

The Sky at Night · 1980
Aired 17 Apr 1980 at 9:00pm (UTC)
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Synopsis

On the summit of Mount Hopkins, in Arizona, is the world's most revolutionary observatory, containing the multiple mirror telescope. Instead of one great mirror, there are six all working together and controlled by a laser beam. Patrick Moore visits the observatory, and looks at this remarkable new telescope.

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