UK: Stargazing Live (next 3 nights) For those interested in astronomy

[Tropicana]

No, sadly this isn't a recap on SGU's swirling colour effects, that an avid SGU fan is interested in. This is actual astronomy.

They're debunking some Hollywood lies (no mention of Stargate but loads of Star Trek and Star Wars) but looks interesting.

I've always enjoyed Professor Brian Cox's style of presenting, he's young relatively speaking for a Professor, he's 42 and is enthusiastic about astronomy and physics.

 

[Overmind One]

Links available?

No, sadly this isn't a recap on SGU's swirling colour effects or what I call "pretend-Astronomy" that an avid SGU fan is interested in. This is actual astronomy.

They're debunking some Hollywood lies (no mention of Stargate but loads of Star Trek and Star Wars) but looks interesting.

I've always enjoyed Professor Brian Cox's style of presenting, he's young relatively speaking for a Professor, he's 42 and is enthusiastic about astronomy and physics.

Any links available?

 

[Tropicana]

Not just yet, it would be shown on BBC's iPlayer after tonight's episode is over.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wnvpf

 

[I Miss Fri Night SCIFI]

Awwwwwww! UK only. NO FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stonelesscutter]

It is indeed UK only.
I am currently trying to find a UK proxy server that will allow me to view the video.
If I find any I will let you guys know.

 

[Stonelesscutter]

I give up.
Have tried dosens of sites.
Even tried a VPN.
None of it seems to work.
But then again I don´t have much experience with these matters.
Perhaps someone more experienced can find a way to view the file?

 

[Tropicana]

Wanted to see the partial solar eclipse this morning, no joy, it was overcast here.


As seen from Vienna, Austria

 

[Stonelesscutter]

The sun was smiling upon us.

 

[Tropicana]

Learnt something interesting, the star Betelgeuse aka Alpha Orionis is believe to go supernova soon (i.e. within our lifetime), and base on wiki, apparently the supernova would outshine the moon at night and still be seen in broad daylight, thanks to its close distance, being 640 light years away and its large size.

I would love to see that bright point in the sky and of course, images of the supernova would probably look spectacular.

 

[Stonelesscutter]

It might also turn out to be spectacularly dangerous.

 

[Tropicana]

It might also turn out to be spectacularly dangerous.

So is a massive coronal mass ejection, could destroy all of Earth's electrical grid, will send us back to the middle ages, as Discovery keeps pointing out in some of their documentaries.

 

[Stonelesscutter]

So is a massive coronal mass ejection, could destroy all of Earth's electrical grid, will send us back to the middle ages, as Discovery keeps pointing out in some of their documentaries.

Coincidentally I just finished watching the Atlantis episode with the coronal mass ejection about 2 minutes ago.

 

[Overmind One]

VPN would not work? That makes no sense.

I give up.
Have tried dosens of sites.
Even tried a VPN.
None of it seems to work.
But then again I don´t have much experience with these matters.
Perhaps someone more experienced can find a way to view the file?

I can see why a proxy would not work, but a VPN should. There is nothing in the VPN tunnel which could be intercepted or blocked. Are you sure it was a REAL VPN (ie: connected to a physical network in the UK).

 

[Stonelesscutter]

I can see why a proxy would not work, but a VPN should. There is nothing in the VPN tunnel which could be intercepted or blocked. Are you sure it was a REAL VPN (ie: connected to a physical network in the UK).

I downloaded FreeVPN but I couldn't get it to connect to a UK server.
Don't have a lot of understanding where networking is concerned.
Perhaps you could give me a few pointers.
Maybe an IP I could use.

 

[Stonelesscutter]

For those people interested that couldn't see the stargazing thing live on BBC, the first episode is now available for download on the EZTV website in both normal and high resolution. It is likely the other episodes will follow shortly.

 

[Tropicana]

Solar Flare Alert

Solar Flare Alert - British Geological Survey (BGS) has issued a geomagnetic storm warning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12485104

Though the fact that it was detected indicates that the planet is already being bombarded with the solar particles.

 

[Tripler]

StarGazing

No, sadly this isn't a recap on SGU's swirling colour effects, that an avid SGU fan is interested in. This is actual astronomy.

They're debunking some Hollywood lies (no mention of Stargate but loads of Star Trek and Star Wars) but looks interesting.

I've always enjoyed Professor Brian Cox's style of presenting, he's young relatively speaking for a Professor, he's 42 and is enthusiastic about astronomy and physics.

I just watched all 3 versions of Triffid related mini series and movie . Should I be concerned !!!

I also just finished up ( Wonders of the Solar System ) with Brian Cox . Wonderful show . Wish there were more . Brian is an amazing host and scientist and a great musician also