Star party with BBC/Discovery Channel film crew
A film crew for the BBC and Discovery Channel was in Boulder yesterday and put out a request to film local amateur astronomers and their equipment. The local astronomy clubs in Denver, Boulder, and Longmont quickly assembled a few representatives and we gathered with telescopes and imaging equipment for about a 4 hour chat with the crew. Not great weather, it was windy and cold and the sky was about 50% obscurred. We all had a great time irregardless. The crew was rather annoyed occasionally as we’d be talking loudly and laughing as we always do while out observing with friends. A couple fellow imagers, Brad and Cheyeenne, managed to get some great images of the comet. It appeared to me to be even brighter last night than it was last weekend. Unfortunately I broke off a pin on the DIN connector to the Stellacam and got nothing but blank screen. According to the crew, the segment will air on the BBC late this year and on the Discovery Channel early next year.
October 31st, 2006 at 1:39 pm
Vern Raben “Amateur Astronomer/TV star”.That is so cool!.Millions of people could be watching.You are on the road to fame.Just be sure that you lets us know when the air date is.
On a side note,that was too bad about the pin to the stellacam.
I see the comet for the first time last night.I was using a old beat up pair of Bino’s,so I didn’t see much.
October 31st, 2006 at 2:58 pm
It occurred to us that the Discovery Channel might be producing a comedy about weird, old geezers and their obsession with scopes…
October 31st, 2006 at 4:27 pm
Naming the show “Apeture envy,the life of an astronomer”.You will know if they were making sport of you guys if they begin the show by saying “These time challenged astronomers,who are as old as the heavens themselves”.I suppose it won’t be so bad ,as long as they don’t show those Easy chair commercials,during the program…hahahahahahahaha