Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space
The Sky at Night · Season 27 · Episode 3
Mauna Kea, in the Hawaiian Islands, is almost 14,000 feet high. At its summit the air is thin and the skies are clear-which is why some of the world's largest telescopes have been set up there. Patrick Moore pays it a visit.
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Season
27
Episode
3
Air Date
06/Mar/1983
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
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Overview
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Mauna Kea, in the Hawaiian Islands, is almost 14,000 feet high. At its summit the air is thin and the skies are clear-which is why some of the world's largest telescopes have been set up there. Patrick Moore pays it a visit.
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