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[Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar International Year of Astronomy 2009 >> National and Regional Activities Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 PhilCo126 Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/14/05 Posts: 1636 Loc: coastline of Belgium 400 years of the Telescope       #3036323 - 04/10/09 02:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   http://www.inventionofthetelescope.eu/400y_telescope/index.php?lang=en Also check: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/moreblogs/index.jsp?bbPostId=Cz3vGm0HaQAeqB8xhNfPP6wkeCzC2jkM6dYIpACz7WZbjmo1bLx&bbParentWidgetId=B8QJJksicZ8d79sWlwkcJ4T Post Extras:       Kevin Bozard newbie Reged: 03/13/08 Posts: 1 Re: 400 years of the Telescope [Re: PhilCo126]       #3037119 - 04/10/09 09:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   400 Years of the Telescope isn't available for DirecTV subscribers here in the south. None of the local PBS stations have the program scheduled to air as of yet. Post Extras:       Lenardo sage Reged: 02/19/09 Posts: 223 Loc: Ma Re: 400 years of the Telescope [Re: Kevin Bozard]       #3037996 - 04/11/09 12:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   my area has it at 2am sunday, 1pm monday and 5am on thursday. ya really good times to view... Post Extras:       mischief super member Reged: 04/26/08 Posts: 146 Loc: Northern California Re: 400 years of the Telescope [Re: Lenardo]       #3038840 - 04/11/09 09:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi all, My daughter phoned me at 9:15 PM to remind me to watch it; I had forgotten. I missed the first 15 or 20 minutes but the rest was terrific. If you can find it on the web or wherever, get it. PBS is coming out with a DVD; don't know how much that will cost. I highly recommend watching it. As an aside, one of the astronomers mentioned concerning the supernova data on expansion of the universe is Alex Fillipenko of UC Berkeley. I was fortunate enough to go on a solar eclipse cruise with him in 2005. He is a great teacher as well as researcher. And a plug if it doesn't bother the moderators; he teaches a course called "Understanding Astronomy" published by the Teaching Company (do a 'Google search") which is excellent. 48 half-hour lectures; very good for amateurs, professionals or just interested. He is both fun to watch and explains stuff very well. Dorothy -------------------- Lunt 60T H alpha B600 Orion StarBlast Vixen VMC 110 AT Voyager Orion TeleTrack GoTo alt/az mount Orion Binoviewers Canon 10x30 IS binoculars Celestron "FirstScope" (3" aperture) mini-Dob in honor of IYA 2009 ( just got it) only weighs 4 lbs. Galileoscope 2" refractor similar to one that Galileo used (ordered and coming) Astro-Tech AT80LE Post Extras:       khkremer member Reged: 08/30/08 Posts: 32 Re: 400 years of the Telescope [Re: mischief]       #3039637 - 04/12/09 11:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You can check for local show times on this site: http://www.400years.org/ - just click on the "Check local listings" link on the right side. I missed the first showing, but there are a number of repeats this week in my area. Post Extras:       khkremer member Reged: 08/30/08 Posts: 32 Re: 400 years of the Telescope [Re: khkremer]       #3039642 - 04/12/09 11:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   ... and, if you truly missed it on TV, the DVD will be released on 5/12. You can already add it to your Netflix queue. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 0 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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