Stargazing Live BBC2 8.30pm

[don4l]

Eighteeteewhy said:

I thought it only pulled towards the moon, not on the other side as well. Something new every day, as they say

Unfortunately they completely ignored the centrifugal effect. The Earth-Moon pair rotate around a common centre of gravity, which lies just below the Earth's surface.

If gravity was the only force at work in the tides, then the Sun would be as important as the moon in influencing tides.

Don
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[Eric Mc]

JonnyFive said:

Why does Dara talk so quickly? I find it annoying.

He's Irish - it's a national trait. You should hear me.

[rufusruffcutt]

Eighteeteewhy said:

I drive past Jodrell Bank quite often, feckin huge

It looked epic last night all floodlit up for the show you could see it from miles away, just don't mention the light pollution though!

[nellyleelephant]

Quick warning, it's 20:00 tonight, not 20:30!

[Eighteeteewhy]

nellyleelephant said:

Quick warning, it's 20:00 tonight, not 20:30!

Thanks for that!

Here we go

[MiniMan64]

Has anyone tried the PlanetHunter thing?

[JonnyFive]

This is far more complicated than yesterday's

[miss10penceshort]

MiniMan64 said:

Has anyone tried the PlanetHunter thing?

I want to but in knackered this evening and more staring at a computer is not what I need... Might have a look in the morning

[nammynake]

Another good episode. I've had a bash at the planethunter thing - assessed about 20 so far.

[K12beano]

nammynake said:

Another good episode. I've had a bash at the planethunter thing - assessed about 20 so far.

Yes - excellent, with the exception of taking the tangent into UFOs. And likewise have checked maybe a dozen stars on the planethunter

[jmorgan]

Sod that on a dongle. Too slow.

[Eighteeteewhy]

JonnyFive said:

This is far more complicated than yesterday's

Very good though.

Going to give planet hunter a go

[Dan_1981]

I just got in from a very enjoyable evening looking through the 9th largest telescope in GB apparently!

Here - http://www.chesterfield-as.org.uk/

Its made from bits of an gas cylinder, a bus's rear diff and some old bus panels.

Very enjoyable - but a little dissapointed to find that the far more modern scope sat on the ground at the side of the big thing gave a far clearer and more detailed view!

[JonnyFive]

Just went out and found Betelgeuse in the sky, cool

[NismoGT]

JonnyFive said:

Just went out and found Betelgeuse in the sky, cool

Just did the same with M31 Andromeda Galaxy. Used an Android app to locate it.

Too much light polution though.

[jbudgie]

NismoGT said:

JonnyFive said:

Just went out and found Betelgeuse in the sky, cool

Just did the same with M31 Andromeda Galaxy. Used an Android app to locate it.

Too much light polution though.

What was the App you used ?

[Gretchen]

Kids are turning all my lights out!

[callyman]

Gretchen said:

Kids are turning all my lights out!

Saves money.

............not driving are you?

[Eighteeteewhy]

How was this tonight? I've been out for a few bevvys so I'll be watching on Iplayer tomorrow.

[don4l]

Tonight's programme was the best of the three, IMHO.

I get annoyed when they present "consensus" as "fact".

Tonight, they really concentrated on "observations" instead of "facts". It made riveting viewing.

The Scouser asked some really good questions.

The viewing figures suggest that the public have an appetite for this sort of thing. Maybe, we are not as "dumbed down" as BBC executives would have us believe.

Don
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