Mauna Kea: Half Way to Space
- Episode aired 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 t... Read allMauna 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.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.