Brian Cox Effect

[Jiggy 67]

Just logged on after Stargazing Live and noticed the huge number of people on the forum......(138 members and 480 guests)......is this evidence of the Brian Cox effect????.....great to see!!

[Rob wright]

this site actualy crashed a few mins ago

[4lefts]

yeah. i couldn't log in to planethunters.org before either.

[Parus major]

Have a look at the menu bar at the top, under Community>Memberslist, click on join date and go to the last page..... That's a lot of new members in one day. That's more new members than some forums have actual members!

[Stephen]

I've got to be honest, I'm not sure the rush has started yet

[Si W]

give it till the weekend, it'll be hammered on here......

[Parus major]

I've typed the line "I recommend the Skywatcher Skyliner 200P Dobsonian" into my computer's clipboard.

[Craig20264]

I've typed the line "I recommend the Skywatcher Skyliner 200P Dobsonian" into my computer's clipboard.

Please wait until mine arrives before telling anyone

[Si W]

I do wonder sometimes, does Brian Cox come on here reading threads

[Tinker1947]

I do wonder sometimes, does Brian Cox come on here reading threads

Where else would he get all his information from...

[Craig20264]

I do wonder sometimes, does Brian Cox come on here reading threads

Think he's a big Twitter fan

[M4lcs67]

I do like his presenting style and the way he describes things. He makes things easy for your average bloke to understand when talking about things that are unbelievably complex.

Not bad for an ex keyboard player from a 90's pop band......

[Jessun]

Cox has won me over to the fan camp. I still wish though that he makes some sort of breakthrough outside of BBC.

[Steve777]

Yeah: he's a good "public academic"

[nicnac]

Pound to a penny he takes sky at night (when the time comes) and i dont mean any disrespect when i say that

[scogyrd]

I suffered from the Brian Cox effect last night too.

After about 5 minutes of watching him I fell asleep.

[Brent]

I suffered from the Brian Cox effect last night too.

After about 5 minutes of watching him I fell asleep.

LOL. I do like his apples though.

[faulksy]

I do like his presenting style and the way he describes things. He makes things easy for your average bloke to understand when talking about things that are unbelievably complex.

Not bad for an ex keyboard player from a 90's pop band......

dereem:)he is a good presenter though

[wrinkly]

Using a 9x50 finder, discovered some traces of arctic coloration in the northern, normally dark zone of the Brainy Cocks on BBC HD.

Appreciated his self deprecating humour at the end, when he remarked that Brian Culshaw stares wistfully into space more professionally than he does.

[Reggie]

I like Prof. Cox but I really do wish that the stargazing live shows would actually do some stargazing 'live', some live planetary/lunar video from a small goto scope and a webcam would be a winner, with an explanation, or using a hand driven mount or how about running through a quick alignment routine on a small goto scope? They go to great lengths to tell people how easy it all is, time to show the public I think? It's not about promoting a particular method, just showing how easy the hobby is to get into.

Perhaps this could spill into the sky at night shows, I like hearing about all the wonderful stuff that's happening in the wider world of astronomy but sometimes i feel there is an opportunity missed here.

Regards,

Reggie.

[Slippy]

He's a dude, its good that hes not crushing astronomys style due to him not dressing like a pre 80s person.

He's good at explaining things but I find his grin funny to look at. lol

[Imp_Perfect]

Stagazer Live and StagazersLounge... Hmmm possibly people clicked on the 'wrong' one (right one for us of course) We will soon be able to tell when it happens again tonight.

[StuW]

Although I like Brian's ability to draw in the public, I find his mockery of things he doesn't believe in or agree with slightly annoying. Very Sheldon-esque.

[mindburner]

Although I like Brian's ability to draw in the public, I find his mockery of things he doesn't believe in or agree with slightly annoying. Very Sheldon-esque.

if its astrology he is having a go at then I agree with Brian Cox. He should be able to give his opinion as there are numerous astrologers in the press and media promoting their pseudo science

[StuW]

if its astrology he is having a go at then I agree with Brian Cox. He should be able to give his opinion as there are numerous astrologers in the press and media promoting their pseudo science

There's a difference between giving an opinion and mocking.