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The Sky at Night•Season 29•Episode 10

The Computerised Amateur

Sep 8, 1985

Many amateur astronomers have large telescopes but Ron Arbour 's observatory, near Winchester, is exceptional; his 16-inch reflector is computer controlled and is programmed to hunt automatically for stellar explosions far across the universe. Patrick Moore visits the observatory to talk to Ron Arbour about

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Season 29 Episodes13

Worlds Apart?

Colours of the Stars

The Year of the Comet

The Sky in Infra-Red

Moon Rills

Little Worlds

Summer Sky

Infra-Red at Siding Spring

Mizar

The Computerised Amateur

Red Shift - or Red Herring?

The Comet Returns

How Wrong We Were

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Episode Summary

"The Computerised Amateur" is episode 10 of The Sky at Night season 29. It aired on September 8, 1985.

Next: E11 · Red Shift - or Red Herring?Best of Season 29