Astronomers!!!....

[Nicos]

I noticed Brian Cox is doing 3 programmes on the BBC strting tomorrow called Stargazing Live.

I've just been looking in my Focus magazine and there's a piece by him on what to look out for.

A couple of espesh interesting things are:-

Quadrantid meteor shower....evening of 3rd Jan through to the morning of 4th Jan...from the tip of the handle of the Plough

Partial solar eclipse.... morning of 4th Jan in the SE hortizon...all over by 9.30am

fingers crossed for clear skies

[scarey55]

Thanks Nicos, I'll keep em peeled!

[Burnzie]

Hi, thanks for the reminder.

Wonder why they feel they need to have Jonathan Ross and Dara O'Briain involved. I've always thought Brian Cox to be a superb presenter.

regards

Burnzie

[Headfry]

Thanks from me too Nicos....Santa gave me the book for Christmas - clever Santa!
Why oh why is it always cloudy whenever there is something good to see in the night sky
grrrrrr - will be watching though just in case!

[Glutton4...]

This was mentioned on R2 this morning. I'm also confused at the inclusion of Ross/O'Briain!

[BrokenOphelia]

I think possibly Dara/Jonathan are more to do with the fact they are both friends of Brian Cox's and so he has asked them if they wanted to be involved, they do talk to each other a fair amount on twitter and have appeared together before. Not that odd to be honest.

[piskieinboots]

mmmmmmm Brian Cox

[Nicos]

Cloudy too here today

* elbows Piskie out of the way....

[scarey55]

*kills Pisk and Nicos in the rush

Oooh yang maaan!

[Glutton4...]

I think possibly Dara/Jonathan are more to do with the fact they are both friends of Brian Cox's and so he has asked them if they wanted to be involved, they do talk to each other a fair amount on twitter and have appeared together before. Not that odd to be honest.

That would explain it!

As for the rest of you!

[Nordmead]

Wonder why they feel they need to have Jonathan Ross and Dara O'Briain involved. I've always thought Brian Cox to be a superb presenter.

well i know dara has a degree in theoretical physics which would probably explain his involvement ...but i have no idea why jonathan ross is involved.. i thought he was finished with the bbc?

[Liza]

mmmmmmm Brian Cox

Ohhhh errrr mississ !

Happy New year piskie from oxonford x

[piskieinboots]

mmmmm again - totally confused but blown away by the pretty pictures, even those of the stars

Happy New year piskie from oxonford x

And the very same back at ya from Bedingfordshire

[valmarg]

Hi, thanks for the reminder.

Wonder why they feel they need to have Jonathan Ross and Dara O'Briain involved. I've always thought Brian Cox to be a superb presenter.
regards
Burnzie

Well, having watched tonight's programme, I really think it was very good.

Dara was very good, he contributed very well to the progamme.

The bit I was really worried about was Ross. He was not entirely intrusive, but what it did point out was what a dickhead he is. Very expensive equipment, but didn't know how to use it.

Think we will watch the other two nights.

valmarg

[lizzylemon]

cloudy cloudy cloudy and cloudy - bah!