Wonders of The Solar System

[DRTY]

Really?

Not that D:ream lasted that long...

Yeah man. TTThhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiingggsss. Can ooooonly get bettt-eeeerrrrr-eeerrr-er.

For the 'it's dumbed down' comments.... It's a documentary not a doctorate in physics, anyone trying to push science into people's lounges is a winner in my book.

[hackman]

i suppose if i was a bit older i might appreciate this
its just only about 3-4 years ago was doing this
thats what i mean though, it shouldn't get to that stage where adults are watching gcse stuff
the mind should be continually stretched after leaving school, sadly tv is probably the best way to achieve this, which it doesn't

[kay]

What about the adults who didn't care to learn about it during GCSE but who've picked up some interest now? Or who went to school 20, 30 , 40 years ago when we knew a lot less? Or kids who are doing their GCSEs now?

And lets face it, the pure astro-geeks who get limited opportunity as it is to geek out about what's on telly.

[DRTY]

i suppose if i was a bit older i might appreciate this
its just only about 3-4 years ago was doing this
thats what i mean though, it shouldn't get to that stage where adults are watching gcse stuff
the mind should be continually stretched after leaving school, sadly tv is probably the best way to achieve this, which it doesn't

Fair point, but then there is BBC Four Watched about 4 amazing documentaries in a row on there the other night.

But that's why we have books too!

[kay]

Just watched this, quite enjoyed it. I quite like his style, it's more conversational and relaxed than most people who appear on science programmes who are usually there to lecture you. The geeky chuckle about "if you see stars, go see a paramedic" was class.

Looking forward to more, hope they spend an episode on each planet.

[Neurotik]

Just watched todays and caught Horizon afterwards. Interesting stuff, Horizon was discussing some of the cosmological theories involving inflation, dark matter, dark energy and dark flow.

[DRTY]

Just watched todays and caught Horizon afterwards. Interesting stuff, Horizon was discussing some of the cosmological theories involving inflation, dark matter, dark energy and dark flow.

Yerp jus watched this too, pretty good stuff! You read a Brief History of time? If not get on it.

[Neurotik]

Just watched todays and caught Horizon afterwards. Interesting stuff, Horizon was discussing some of the cosmological theories involving inflation, dark matter, dark energy and dark flow.

Yerp jus watched this too, pretty good stuff! You read a Brief History of time? If not get on it.

Will do! Just got some pretty good prices up on waterstones, might grab a copy real soon.

[Coppola]

I remember watching a documentary about physics with Ken Campbell (RIP) and it was really quite complicated stuff. I guess that it wasn't really shown at peak viewing time but I do think that the dumbing down of TV can only be seen as a bad thing.

[particle-jim]

most of what he talked about was covered in gcse physics
talk about dumbing down

On a side note, Brian Cox is such a G
He used to play keyboard in D:ream while he was at Uni (around the time their tune was used for the Labour campaign in '97.
Gave up international pop stardom to become a physicist. Winner.

i thought he looked like he should be in a band, he looks more like a bassist in an indie band

[15066]

solar eclipses are crazy. I was in West Africa between 2005 and 2006. One happened earlier in 2006 but I do not remember specifically.

Apparently that same solar eclipse could have been seen from Turkey and probably other countries in that general area of the world.

[kay]

Just watched todays and caught Horizon afterwards. Interesting stuff, Horizon was discussing some of the cosmological theories involving inflation, dark matter, dark energy and dark flow.

Yerp jus watched this too, pretty good stuff! You read a Brief History of time? If not get on it.

Did Brief History talk much about dark energy and dark flow, can't remember? Thought it was written before they came back as concrete ideas. I think it's covered in Universe in a nutshell though (which wasn't as good). Jim Al-Khalili's "Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines" was also a pretty good read.

I guess I know what I'll be watching on iplayer tomorrow night!

[magma]

Just watched todays and caught Horizon afterwards. Interesting stuff, Horizon was discussing some of the cosmological theories involving inflation, dark matter, dark energy and dark flow.

Missed that. Queued for tonight! Nice one.

[faust.dtc]

The solar wind/aurora borealis stuff was great on this programme.. lovely demonstratons and the pictures of them on other planets were great.

The footage of sunrise on Mars. YES.

[hackman]

Just watched todays and caught Horizon afterwards. Interesting stuff, Horizon was discussing some of the cosmological theories involving inflation, dark matter, dark energy and dark flow.

which basically just went round in circles and didn't give any useful information, just a lot of images of a balloons being blown up a lot and marbles

[magma]

Whilst we're on physics...

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) must close at the end of 2011 for up to a year to address design issues, according to an LHC director.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8556621.stm

Lame!

[DRTY]

Just watched todays and caught Horizon afterwards. Interesting stuff, Horizon was discussing some of the cosmological theories involving inflation, dark matter, dark energy and dark flow.

Yerp jus watched this too, pretty good stuff! You read a Brief History of time? If not get on it.

Will do! Just got some pretty good prices up on waterstones, might grab a copy real soon.

£0.01

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brief-History-T ... 679&sr=8-4

[DRTY]

Just watched todays and caught Horizon afterwards. Interesting stuff, Horizon was discussing some of the cosmological theories involving inflation, dark matter, dark energy and dark flow.

which basically just went round in circles and didn't give any useful information, just a lot of images of a balloons being blown up a lot and marbles

Cheer up!

I hear what you're saying, they definitely over-used the baloon shot (and all the others), but they did put out a load of different camps of though. It was good for someone wanting to get into learning about it.

I just like it when there's anything moderatley interesting on TV as opposed to things like X-Factor, and How Clean is Your House.

[hackman]

sorry i am being an arrogant know it all
t was a lot better than most tv definitly

[DRTY]

sorry i am being an arrogant know it all
t was a lot better than most tv definitly

no worries. Everyone loves moaning

Can you recommend any decent books on the subject? I've read a few but always want MOAR!

I never understand how people can read fiction, when there's SO much amazing shit to learn out there.