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Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space

Mar 6, 1983

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 Episodes13

The Winter Sky

A New Frontier

Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space

The Quickest Pulsar

Neutrino Hunting

Speckles of Light

Pioneering the Heliosphere

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Illuminating Quasars

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Unlocking the Secrets of Vega

The Autumn Sky

The Mount Wilson Observatory

Discoveries in Space

The Black Hole Weigh-In

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Episode Summary

"Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space" is episode 3 of The Sky at Night season 27. It aired on March 6, 1983.

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