Uploaded March 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We take you inside the William Herschel Telescope - once the biggest telescope in Europe and still one of the world's most effective.

Extra anecdotes from Mike Merrifield (University of Nottingham) and Vik Dhillon (University of Sheffield).

Our thanks to the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes for hosting as at La Palma... More details about the WHT (and full image credits) at: ing.iac.es

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