Stargazing Live 2012

[kharga]

Apparently the BBC are running Stargazing Live again next year so if you want a nerw scope put your order in before January

[nightfisher]

thanks for the heads up, better decide what my next scope will be before then

[jasdav]

And for your planisphere! Amazon were sold out for months last time.

[noakesy]

thanks for that

[Daniel-K]

dont buy a new one just wait for all the dissapointed people when they realise they cant see any colour like the pictures they get shown in books and reep the rewards of the 2nd hand market

[Nova]

from memory stargazing live is 12, 13 and 14 of January or somewhere close to that according to a recent tweet by Brian Cox.......or perhaps it was Mark Thompson :/

[S.A.M]

Looking forward to the programmes, just hope they have somebody good on this time? One JR was a very bad idea as a presenter!

Our society will be out in force again in early Janruary, last year the pitch we did at Lacock (Wiltshire) brought in over 500 people over a three hour period. Never seen some many people queueing up to look through differents scopes, just hope we have the clear skies for the evening?

Peter

[Matt2011]

Get Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel from The Sky at Night to present it and invite Brian Cox and Patrick Moore on there!

[PeterW]

I did suggest to the producer to do a subtle bit about light pollution, but no luck last year.

Cheers

PEterw

[peteuplink]

from memory stargazing live is 12, 13 and 14 of January or somewhere close to that according to a recent tweet by Brian Cox.......or perhaps it was Mark Thompson :/

Definitely Mark Thompson. I remember the tweet

[garethmob]

its actually in this months sky at night about it, little section on one of the pages

[appalachik]

As long as that buffoon Jonathan "Woss" isn't on it, I'll be watching.

[Simms]

I think its around the 17th of Jan this time around, thats my bday so it kind of sticks in my head.

[umadog]

Awesome!

[JamesF]

As long as that buffoon Jonathan "Woss" isn't on it, I'll be watching.

If he is, I'll probably just record it and skip those bits. His "on air" persona just irritates me.

James

[SplintUK]

Careful what you wish for, they might replace Wossy with Graham Norton (again), and with his presenting style & humour mixed with telescopes there might be an innuendo overload powerful enough to bring down the national grid...

Dara was good last year though. A good balance of approachable and knowledgeable enough.

[JonnyP]

It's the Irish woman who irritates me. Every time she asks a question her eyes glaze over and I always get the idea that she doesn't listen to the answer. A generic anodyne TV presenter.

I'd suggest that if they really need to go to Hawaii they get a new presenter. Me for example. Wrong sex, a bit fatter but better looking than Dara. Perfect!

[Stephen]

Dara was good last year though. A good balance of approachable and knowledgeable enough.

Knowledgeable enough? He has a degree in Mathematical Physics I think

Funnily enough, there's three comedians I seem to recall that have some proper geek stuff degrees .....

[JamesF]

It's the Irish woman who irritates me. Every time she asks a question her eyes glaze over and I always get the idea that she doesn't listen to the answer. A generic anodyne TV presenter.

Liz Bonnin? Don't disagree with your analysis particularly, though she's actually French. She also has a degree in Biochemistry (as well as a Masters), so it's quite disappointing that she comes across as so vacuous.

James

[JamesF]

Funnily enough, there's three comedians I seem to recall that have some proper geek stuff degrees .....

Hmmm. Ben Miller is the obvious choice. Rowan Atkinson might count. Harry Hill possibly also. Depends what you consider as geek stuff. If you allow drop-outs then Eddie Izzard might count, too.

Who else?

James

[SplintUK]

Knowledgeable enough? He has a degree in Mathematical Physics I think

Sure but you need someone who's taking the place of the learner along side the experts / teachers to make it an approachable show for the novice. Otherwise you have "the sky at night" which is great, but that is for the likes of us who already want to watch, not for easily intimitaded newbies.

Stargazing is really to get the novices hooked in, with enough other stuff to keep us lot involved and watching too, so that we all have a common ground to talk about.

So someone has to take the part of the learner, however much they already know, and that's where Dara can do a great job. He's a bright guy who can ask the dumb questions on behalf of novice viewers, making the show approachable and mainstream rather than highbrow and for those

already "in the know".

[callump]

Jan 16,17,18 2012 are the dates.

BC and DO'B to anchor again.

/callump

[Bogbreath]

I thought Dara was prety good last year and BC is always a sure fire win for presenting.

As mentioned above.. i just hope they keep Ross away from it

Would suggest Jennifer Aniston as she is also an amatuer astronomer by all accounts (not to mention good eye candy )