beamer3.6m Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I watched about 2 minutes of this programme last night and then the presenters voice got on my nerves so much that I had it turn it over.I have no idea who he was but wow he was annoying.Just thought I would pass this on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamish Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I have to admit a) the wife found it interesting :shock: :shock: Chris Lintott sounded like he was about to run out of time at any second ! Going at a mile a minute ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 It was a splice-job by the BBC. I have the hubble DVD.And yes, I thought Chris was trying to break some world records for speed talking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamer3.6m Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 My wife hated it. She heard the voice looked up and saw endless images of nebula and said 'boring'.I had to agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDonut Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Watched everything from 8 to midnight with my girlfriend and she loved it, she's even considering trying to persuade her son (not mine) to dump trainspotting and move to astronomy, he's only 8.We both found it very informative, baffling in places tho.Hope to see more stuff like it this year, just hope the BBC can schedule programs to coincide with cloudy nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Don't often watch T.V , that's the wife and daughters domain. But I sat down and watched BBC4s astronomy night, and enjoyed it all, why can't we have more programmes about astronomy on TV clear night skies to you allphillc :wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roundycat Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 what I found curious about the whole edifice was the last segment on amateur astronomy seemed to be a M Mobberly benefit. We were told there are some 40,000 amateurs in the UK, where were they all? How come nobody interviewed me or anyone that I know? Why were only two or three amateurs set-ups shown? Why did we see no amateur efforts on DSO's?I think the whole thing must have been a cut and shut job from previous editions of Sky at Night, that's how you can do it on the cheap.Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 When its cloudy and damp its better than nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazOC Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I thought the "Timeshift - Starmen" program that was on afterwards was great as well, I'd seen it before but it stood another watch very well. Stuff like that always makes me want an observatory!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOG Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I wanted to watch Starmen and forgot all about it. And of course, it's not being shown on iplayer...........DOH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDonut Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I thought the "Timeshift - Starmen" program that was on afterwards was great as well, I'd seen it before but it stood another watch very well. Stuff like that always makes me want an observatory!!!I agree, some very impressive setups.I'm considering an Observatory this year, setting up my scope is bugging me already and only been involved with astronomy a few months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Out of interest, is Hubble big enough to see going over? Does any site have the tracking info?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think its too far south to be visible from the UK Heavens Above gives HST info...As soon as i login to HA then HST disappeares from the list so i guess it knows i cantr see itAS a guest with a 0N 0W location you get HST as an option... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I was all set up to watch last nights BBC4 programs and got about 15 mins into Sky at Night before i woke up at 11.30pm.Best check BBC I player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroTiger Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 yes i wondered if it was chris lintott who narrated that.I think for verbal speed he has been taking too many lessons off Sir Patrick!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce MacDonald Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Out of interest, is Hubble big enough to see going over? Does any site have the tracking info??Sorry, HST has an inclination of 28° so it never rises over the horizon as seen from the UK. You need to travel as far south as North Africa to see it...better still Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 better still FloridaYippee - roll on February.Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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