a glimpse of Astronomy from 1982

[Nik271]

Just watched this Sky at Night program from 1982. It's interesting to compare the state of the art then and now and with the benefit of  being 40 years ahead to know the answers to some of the questions discussed by the astronomers.

 Best of all there are close ups of many famous telescopes.

 

[mikeDnight]

Absolutely brilliant!  I remember that Sky At Night special from its first showing, a time when Sky At Night was something I looked forward to.  Patrick of course was awesome as a presenter, and never to be matched. I must have seen it since as everything in it is still fresh in my mind. It makes me wonder if Voyager l l  had made a fly-by of Pluto, would it ever have been demoted as a planet?  

Thanks for that blast from the past. 

[tomato]

Really enjoyed watching, thanks for the heads up.👍