Great Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy Episode 2, Designing and Building the Modern Telescope Episode 2, Designing and Building the Modern Telescope.

Streaming video - 2021

Meet George Ellery Hale, the father of the modern telescope. After learning the engineering science behind telescopes, follow the story of how Hale raised funds for a massive 200-inch telescope that went on to hold the world record for largest telescope for nearly 30 years—and sparked our continued plans to build more ELTs, or Extremely Large Telescopes.