Herschel in the Red The Sky at Night : Season 2009 Episode 4
BBC Four 20m
Aired: July 25th, 1957 @ 10:00 PM EST on BBC Four
Patrick Moore discusses what Herschel, Europe's biggest and most expensive space satellite, will do once it begins its infrared exploration of the universe. Dr Chris Lintott gets a rare chance to see the Herschel mirror, which at 3.5 metres will be the biggest astronomical mirror ever to be sent into space.
