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Stargazing on BBC

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  • 03-01-2011 1:12pm
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    John mac
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    Stargazing live on bbchd and bbc2

    on for 3 nights starting tonight.
    linkie


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    dlofnep
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    Cheers! :)


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    Dave!
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    Awesome :) Will be watching


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    Dave!
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    On now lads!


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    GEasy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭GEasy


    Anything special tonight ?


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    loughan
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    I thought it was excellent, inspired me to get an old telescope out and get fantastic view of Jupiter & moons. Well done to Dara, Brian & Liz - don't suppose anyone in RTE took any notice!


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    Dave!
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    Thought it was great too :)


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    ctrl-alt-delete
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    I thought it was great too, looking forward to the next 2 installments,

    Dara and Brian working well together, although one "star" i wish would go in behind the clouds is Mr. Ross, just can't stand him!


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    adox
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    I loved it too. Watched it with the Mrs and when the show was over, the two of us went out the back garden to stare up at the sky.:)

    Dara and Liz were very good as presenters. Brian Cox? is a fantastic presenter and makes it so watchable. Loved his Wonders Of The Solar System series.


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    John mac
    Registered Users Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭John mac


    Here is a link to the stargazers Flickr page

    Get submitting. :)


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    rccaulfield
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    another good show tonight! Gas the way there was a meteor in the one gap in the clous just as they went outside-class!


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    pro_gnostic_8
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    Great show.
    Some fantastic segments -- the solar activity; the "music" from the stars; etc.
    Really enjoyed it.


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    adox
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    Yeah loved it again. Plus Brian Cox mentioned his new series "Wonders Of The Universe" is airing in March. Can't wait for that. :)


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    ScrubsfanChris
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    adox wrote: »
    Yeah loved it again. Plus Brian Cox mentioned his new series "Wonders Of The Universe" is airing in March. Can't wait for that. :)

    Ahhh :D

    Can't wait.


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    ScrubsfanChris
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    Bump......
    Tonights episode in 5 minutes people.


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    adox
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    ScrubsfanChris wrote: »
    Bump......
    Tonights episode in 5 minutes people.

    Already tuned into BBCHD.


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    quickbeam
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    Loving this. Really hard to do a live star gazing show when it's so cloud dependent, but they're doing really well. Dara is great as he always is, but Brian Cox is just too cool for words. He looks so excited to be doing the show. Hopefully they'll continue on with the show sporadically during special astro events.

    Also looking forward to Wonders of the Universe follow up to the great Wonders of the Solar System.


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    wobbles
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    Great show, one of the best things ive seen on tv in a long time. Brian Cox is so watchable. He seems so enthusiastic about everything he talks about. Dara is turning into a great presenter and the interaction between himself and Brian really brought the show to life.

    Also nice to see Liz and Daras scientific background being used to get them presenting jobs on primetime tv


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    breadbin
    Registered Users Posts: 692 ✭✭✭breadbin


    yeah i loved it too and really enjoyed your man brian. really good advertisement for doing a job you enjoy:)


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    hen93
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭hen93


    Amazing show, if only shows like this were on everyday :D.
    Brian is an incredible presenter and a really intelligent man. His enthusiasm is something that many people lack.


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    breadbin
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    loughan wrote: »
    I thought it was excellent, inspired me to get an old telescope out and get fantastic view of Jupiter & moons. Well done to Dara, Brian & Liz - don't suppose anyone in RTE took any notice!

    good point about rte, they really need a kick:( it's sad when you have to watch your homegrown talent on the other side but i love the BBC so fair dues to them!!

    great few programmes though and motivated me to look into getting a telescope and finding my brief history of time too:) can't wait for more in march!!


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    Rubecula
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    Loved the show, Brian Cox is very enthusiastic and his presentation is very watchable. Dara is as usual a great watch and makes things so easy to follow. (I liked his observation about the director of UKIRT being an Everton fan, it lightened the mood nicely so that the subject matter didn't come across as too heavy and added a pleasing touch of humour)

    I am not a great fan of Jonathon Ross, but I think he was there to show how a total beginner, and frankly a bit of a numpty, can get involved and take up the hobby of stargazing.

    Excellent programme all round. I hope they do a second series sometime in the future.


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    nitrogen
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    Quality television. I hope the BBC have much more of this in store for the year.


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    namloc1980
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    nitrogen wrote: »
    Quality television. I hope the BBC have much more of this in store for the year.

    Brian Cox has a new series "Wonders of the Universe" starting in March.


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    Calibos
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    Missed Ep 1 and 3. Just got UPC Digital with the DVR installed a fortnight ago but forgot I now had one touch recording capability :D

    Thankfully all 3 eps are available in the usual place. By the By....ARRRGGG me mateys, Torrential rain we be havin' ...Arrrgggg :D


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