Episode
Horizon: Beyond the Milky Way
Overview
Astronomers are seen at work in the UK, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and Australia, describing their discoveries about the galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1980-09-15
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Beyond the Milky Way is Episode 13 in 1980 of Horizon. It aired on 1980-09-15. The runtime is 60 min.
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