BBC Stargazing Live 2016

Pat Dunne

New 2016 Series on BBC 2,
Starting Tuesday 12th January at 9:00pm

Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain are at Jodrell Bank Observatory, joined by special guests to bring you the latest news and the best views of the night sky.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019h4g8/broadcasts/2016/01

Full listing http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019h4g8/broadcasts/2016/01

Episode 1
Stargazing Live, Series 6
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06wqlvm

Brian Cox and Dara O Briain return for another celebration of space and astronomy. This series they talk to British astronaut Tim Peake as he orbits 250 miles above the Earth. Tim reveals how he is settling into life on the International Space Station just one month after his launch into space. Brian and Dara also attempt to make a garden shed fly, as they explore what keeps the ISS in space.

Roving reporter Liz Bonnin reports live from the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, where she finds out whether comedian John Bishop has the 'right stuff'. A lifelong astronomy fan, John will be following astronaut Tim Peake's training programme over three nights, starting with a live, simulated space-walk - underwater.

Brian and Dara are joined in the studio by NASA scientist Carly Howett to enjoy some spectacular new views from the surface of Pluto, as well as exploring some of the biggest planets and stars in the universe. They will also be asking for your help to find new pulsars - spinning stars that are heavier than the Sun, yet smaller than Manchester. Meanwhile, Professor Lucie Green will be on hand to guide you around the night sky and to show you how to photograph the International Space Station.

Brilliant, the times are entered on the Sat Box, can't wait.

AMKC

It is very good. I loved the bit about the rogue planet on the first of this weeks show and the bit on Pluto was great too. Am just watchig tonights show now. Has anyone seen it yet. The bit on he storm in Jupiter is very interesting.

MayoForSam

Highlights of Tim Peakes spacewalk on tonight. Those suits are very cumbersome, humans are not meant to wander around in a radiation-filled vacuum however.

All did not go as planned, Chris Hadfield should have some really good insights on what happens, must be like deja vu for him...

irishgeo

MayoForSam wrote: »

Highlights of Tim Peakes spacewalk on tonight. Those suits are very cumbersome, humans are not meant to wander around in a radiation-filled vacuum however.

All did not go as planned, Chris Hadfield should have some really good insights on what happens, must be like deja vu for him...

They used the same suit the Italian nearly drowned in. Thinks its time to retire that suit.

shedweller

Did i hear correctly that the coolant water shares the same space as the air in the suit? In that its only capilliary attraction keeping it seperate from the person in the suit?
Maybe im completely wrong but thats what i took from what yer wan said when she mentioned the bit of grit. Scary if true and that needs a major redesign.
Or maybe i just jumped the gun!
Fair play to Tim Peake though. Thats some Right Stuff material right there!

irishgeo

At 12million dollars a pop I can why they would be reluctant to throw it away.

ads20101

Absolutely brilliant series -

With the 2 Tim Peake specials this has been the best one so far.

Just 2 gripes:

why only 1 back to earth episode

why only one series a year - it just doesn't seem fair.