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ChroniC · 14 Aug 2011 at 23:42

Does anyone have any suggestions for physics/universe style documentaries.
I can't watch the Karl Sagan ones, they're just to old and have watched all of, The Universe, The Known Universe, Wonders of the Universe, Physics of the Impossible, Horizon.
I like slightly dumb down shows with good cgi to fall asleep too.

Marine Iguana · 14 Aug 2011 at 23:46

ChroniC said:
Does anyone have any suggestions for physics/universe style documentaries.
I can't watch the Karl Sagan ones, they're just to old

But they are awesome

And it Carl not Karl blasphemy

lewism · 14 Aug 2011 at 23:49

ChroniC said:
Does anyone have any suggestions for physics/universe style documentaries.
I can't watch the Karl Sagan ones, they're just to old and have watched all of, The Universe, The Known Universe, Wonders of the Universe, Physics of the Impossible, Horizon.
I like slightly dumb down shows with good cgi to fall asleep too.

You can get them digitally remastered now. If astronomy has taught you anything it should be that nothing is too old.

samir_ansari · 14 Aug 2011 at 23:54

PermaBanned said:
Ignorance is bliss?

Well, it helps

I've seen some amazing narrow band work from inner city astrophotographers all over the world, it's do-able but it costs a bit unfortunately. Depends on how far you want to delve I guess, like any hobby.

Cosimo · 16 Aug 2011 at 09:11

asim18 · 16 Aug 2011 at 09:42

Reginald said:
Last night was amazingly clear. Got home at about 230am and could see soo many stars. Would be really interested to easily know what the constellations were. Anyone got any tips?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.stardroid&hl=en

Mik3 · 16 Aug 2011 at 10:51

Did anyone watch the Horizon doc last night? its about Astronomers and telescopes, it was pretty good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b013pn/Horizon_20112012_Seeing_Stars/

Mik3 · 16 Aug 2011 at 10:54

ChroniC said:
Does anyone have any suggestions for physics/universe style documentaries.
I can't watch the Karl Sagan ones, they're just to old and have watched all of, The Universe, The Known Universe, Wonders of the Universe, Physics of the Impossible, Horizon.
I like slightly dumb down shows with good cgi to fall asleep too.

The Carl Sagan ones are the best :/ Anyhow there's plenty on here:
http://www.cosmolearning.com/astronomy/documentaries/
If some of them don't work search youtube for the title and you should find them.

Marine Iguana · 16 Aug 2011 at 11:15

Mik3 said:
Did anyone watch the Horizon doc last night? its about Astronomers and telescopes, it was pretty good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b013pn/Horizon_20112012_Seeing_Stars/

Yeah see that was impressed with the plane scope :eek:

mehuk · 16 Aug 2011 at 12:16

Need to get off my backside and get a telescope I think, these threads have ignited my interest and although im absolutely clueless, id actually like to learn and enjoy it.

So, with that in mind can someone recommend me a begineers book and begineers scope, I mean a decent one though but not to hard to use... just a plug and play, but able to see all the planets and the stars etc

PhillyDee · 16 Aug 2011 at 12:20

Beginners book is, without a doubt, Turn Left at Orion. I would also pick up a star atlas. I think mine is a philips one, but I'm not sure!

PermaBanned · 16 Aug 2011 at 12:39

^Yup, Turn Left at Orion. Might want to wait for the new (spiral bound) version though. Beginners scope depends on your budget.

And plug? lol

Cosimo · 17 Aug 2011 at 07:28

Shooting star, NASA astronaut Ron Garan took this photograph during the Perseid meteor shower on August 13, 2011, from the International Space Station:

Echoes of the Perseid meteors as they passed over the US Air Force Space Surveillance Radar monitoring facility in Texas:

Marine Iguana · 17 Aug 2011 at 07:30

That noise is weird and a bit creepy but cool :eek:

PermaBanned · 19 Aug 2011 at 04:19

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/18/spectacular-sand-pit-found-on-mars/

Now that's interesting :cool:

Cosimo · 19 Aug 2011 at 08:02

Cosimo · 19 Aug 2011 at 13:56

For the first time the STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) spacecraft and scientists have succeeded in continuously tracking space weather events from the Sun to the Earth, 93 million miles away:

PermaBanned · 24 Aug 2011 at 16:26

Epic

Cosimo · 25 Aug 2011 at 10:52

On the subject of telescopes, the James Webb mirror is nearing completion. It’s quite a beast:

More on the space telescope:

http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/

PermaBanned · 25 Aug 2011 at 11:48

So is the James Webb scope only really 'good' for five years of use?

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