Heads up Sky @ Night

[DaveS]

In half an hour, oops.

BBC4 at 10 pm, looking for Earth's "twin"

[Knighty2112]

Cheers. Forgot this was on tonight as I am away for work, so I'll switch the TV onto Beeb4 and hope they have a good signal at the hotel!

[barkis]

Just watched it on BBC4 Iplayer this morning. 

Amazing stuff this, and who knows what the next generation of detectors will reveal.

[jason.p]

Just watched it on iplayer too. Fascinating stuff. Adds another dimension to our stargazing knowing that most, if not all the stars we've been looking at over the years have got planets circulating them, some of which may have astronomers on them looking back at us thinking just the same. Accepted, a huge leap of imagination, but to me that's what it's all about☺

(I have to say that my opinion of the programme has grown enormously since the early doubts some of us may have had after Sir Patrick passed away).

[Astro Imp]

Just watched it on iPlayer and really enjoyed it. 

It seems the programme has found it's feet and the last few have been a great improvement over those following the demise of SPM.

[barkis]

I agree, the new format works very well.

However, when I hear "At The Castle Gate" a vision of sir Patrick appears in my head. 

I think that will always be the case too.

Ron.

               

[laudropb]

I enjoyed this episode. I definitely think that the programme has greatly improved in recent months.

[Kropster]

The programme is great, but the kiddies in the special effects department still spoil it for me.

Why did the sequences of simulated exoplanet shots have to deliberately soft, jumping about and breaking up?

Was that to simulated a view through a telescope?

It just makes viewing painful.

Back to the days of 'wobbly vision'.....I thought we had grown through that era.

[Mak the Night]

I have to say I quite enjoyed this one as well. Although I miss Sir Patrick, I think the new format works quite well. Speaking of Sir Patrick, I still have my copy of The Observer's Book of Astronomy I bought when I was at school.