NickH Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 i loved it...Dara brought an element of humor to the showCongrats to Mike and Nick for their images it was great to see familiar names....i will be looking forward to tomorrows showSo am I ;-)Thanks Peter...Tomorrow is the Sun.. should be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikM Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I enjoyed tonight's show very much. Shame it is solid cloud here...Rik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter shah Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 So am I ;-)Thanks Peter...Tomorrow is the Sun.. should be fun! I expect to see a few more from you then nick;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy1404 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 i just found out that Dara O' Briein has a degree in Maths and Theoretical Physics. So Ross is the only moron lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickH Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Dr Lucie Green is doing stuff for the solar show, and I know Pete is also doing a shed load of his remarkable solar images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'll have to watch tomorrow night in the hope of seeing the eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennoxlude Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 watched this with my daughter, and we both enjoyed it. some very nice pictures aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn5 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 i just found out that Dara O' Briein has a degree in Maths and Theoretical Physics. So Ross is the only moron lol Thats why i cant understand people slagging him off.Dara is a clever dude,obviously not too many people new he had a degree,assume that because he's a comedian that he's just another idiot and was only there to get a laugh,which he did but he also brought honest enthusiasm which is one of the most important things on a show like this.Thats what so appealing about Brian Cox.Enthusiasm and a superb way of making the complicated easy to understand.It cant be easy to try to get a show to appeal to beginners and not bore "experts" but also not get to techy as to have Joe public go "What the :icon_scratch:"Sky at night it was never going to be but at least its an effort to get astromony to the masses so should be applauded.There are plenty of astronomy related programmes on Nat Geo and Discovery for the experts i would have thought.Highlight for me was when my wife cheered when my name got mentioned...............he says modestly. Stewart Watt......not Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyond_Vision Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thats why i cant understand people slagging him off.Dara is a clever dude,obviously not too many people new he had a degree,assume that because he's a comedian that he's just another idiot and was only there to get a laugh,which he did but he also brought honest enthusiasm which is one of the most important things on a show like this.Thats what so appealing about Brian Cox.Enthusiasm and a superb way of making the complicated easy to understand.It cant be easy to try to get a show to appeal to beginners and not bore "experts" but also not get to techy as to have Joe public go "What the :icon_scratch:"Sky at night it was never going to be but at least its an effort to get astromony to the masses so should be applauded.There are plenty of astronomy related programmes on Nat Geo and Discovery for the experts i would have thought.Totally agree with you it's pitched to encourage people into to Astronomy not to people who are already in the hoby. Thats got to be a good thing it's already had a positive effect on the number of members joining SGL RegardsKevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haitch Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Or they could have got Brian May in. Then when (not if) the clouds come over he and Cox could get the musical instruments out....D:Ream v Queen mash up...maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus 6 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Really enjoyed this programme, I have read all the posts so far and like almost everyone else I agree it is trying to give a view of the nightsky to the general public who might have watching. Seemed to be over in no time making me think why not go for more than 1 hour? At least we have a couple more to go. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypernova Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Maybe this will be followed up one day by a live star party or something similar, I can only hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thankfully it was on BBC and there were no ad breaks in it every 10 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus 6 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thankfully it was on BBC and there were no ad breaks in it every 10 mins.Definately Paul, looked good on the HD channel too. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haitch Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I liked Brian's dry humour that Dara occasionally felt the need to clarify when he was joking.The best bit was when Brian carried on from where Dara left off on Astrology bashing, in order to offer a "balanced view from the BBC" and then confirmed that Astrology is a load of rubbsih. LMAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWilson Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I missed it!Catching up on iPlayer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatermass Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Why did they not get Sir Patrick that would have been much better seeing him and Prof Cox together. Still I am grateful for a programme that encourages others to get out there and take up the hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantalus Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I enjoyed the program a lot - more than I was expecting to. Thats why i cant understand people slagging him off.Dara is a clever dude,obviously not too many people new he had a degree,assume that because he's a comedian that he's just another idiot and was only there to get a laugh,which he did but he also brought honest enthusiasm which is one of the most important things on a show like this.Thats what so appealing about Brian Cox.Enthusiasm and a superb way of making the complicated easy to understand.I like Dara O'Briain, and if you've ever seen him on QI it's obvious he's nobody's fool. The first time I watched Wonders of the Solar System, I didn't really 'get' Brian Cox, but I watched the series a second time over the christmas period, and I have to admit I've had a complete change of heart - his almost child-like enthusiam is very contagious, and I can't wait to see his next series. And I thought the two of them worked perfectly together. It cant be easy to try to get a show to appeal to beginners and not bore "experts" but also not get to techy as to have Joe public go "What the :icon_scratch:"Sky at night it was never going to be but at least its an effort to get astromony to the masses so should be applauded.There are plenty of astronomy related programmes on Nat Geo and Discovery for the experts i would have thought. Exactly... couldn't agree more. I thought it was pitched just about right. And thankfully, the 'Woss' segment was only a short one. I can even forgive the beeb for not showing University Challenge - just this once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashworthacca Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I watched the show last night and really enjoyed it. Thought they maybe could have made more of the clear skies than just showing Jupiter through the scope but it was a good start and I'm looking forward to the next 2 nights viewing.Reading through this thread I'm a little disappointed at some comments made against Dara O'Briain but Jonathan Ross in particular. Calling someone, who you no doubt do not actually know, a moron and could actually be a member of SGL is totally out of order IMO. It's not the SGL way from my short experience of being a member here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Moulton Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 As an attempt to get the uninitiated into the wonders of amateur astronomy, I think it hit the mark very well. I'm sure very few of us learned anything new, and you could drive a bus through some of the things described (that guy must have one hell of a DSLR!) - but I'm sure it will have got a lot of folks interested in looking up, which has to be a good thing....?uThe sequence of pics after the dslr statement were mine they showed 7 in all Last night gratifying but misleading althouogh the Orion pic was taken with an old 350d and was my first guide pic.If it gets people interested then i guess its ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunster Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Calling someone, who you no doubt do not actually know, a moron and could He will be judged by his actions as he is in the public eye, and in the past year he has been a moron...I thought the show was OK - they had a clear sky they should have used it more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 All in all I though it was aimed about right, enough even to keep my teenager engaged for the whole hour , which, if it isnt PS2, facebook etc is a feat in itself. He may have even learnt something, which is another first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter shah Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 uThe sequence of pics after the dslr statement were mine they showed 7 in all Last night gratifying but misleading althouogh the Orion pic was taken with an old 350d and was my first guide pic.If it gets people interested then i guess its ok It was a great mention Dave and well deserved ...i agree a little misleading but i supose they would have to explain a lot in the short amount of time and they dont want to put anyone off who might have a go by making it sound too complicated.....but we know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Moulton Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 It was a great mention Dave and well deserved ...i agree a little misleading but i supose they would have to explain a lot in the short amount of time and they dont want to put anyone off who might have a go by making it sound too complicated.....but we know Very kind of you to say Peter and appreciated but i'm not in your league, wish I was, I need a major leg up to achieve that. Thats what this forum is all about for me though, always someone with the knowlege that can help.I noticed an M45 pic that looked very sharp taken with an Newtonian was that one of yours, it looked familiarCongratulations to Nick, Howes, Mike and others that contriubuted to the programme well done to everyone impressive stuffCheersDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashworthacca Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 He will be judged by his actions as he is in the public eye, and in the past year he has been a moron...Being judged by people not in the public eye whose actions, moronic or not, can be carried out in total anonymity is to me out of order. No doubt I've done totally moronic things throughout my 40 years of life so perhaps that's why I feel the way I do. I suppose for those who are perfect are in a position to judge others.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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