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The Sky at Night•Season 32•Episode 3

Yerkes Observatory

Mar 30, 1988

Yerkes Observatory, at Williams Bay near Chicago, is a most unusual place. Its main telescope is not a reflector, but a refractor - the world's largest Old-fashioned though it may look, Yerkes is in the forefront of scientific research, as Patrick Moore explains when

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Yerkes Observatory

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Episode Summary

"Yerkes Observatory" is episode 3 of The Sky at Night season 32. It aired on March 30, 1988.

Next: E4 · The Awakening Sun Best of Season 32