Should prove an interesting distraction from the Perseids that night.

"Nick" wrote in message
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SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Star Men
Channel: BBC 4 10
Date: Friday 12th August 2005
Time: 03:25 to 04:05 (starting in 11 days)
Duration: 40 minutes.
Adam Hart-Davis explores the world of Britain's 40,000 amateur
astronomers. While the last century saw amateurs eclipsed by high
technology, increasingly sophisticated home equipment has seen the
amateur community enter a new collaborative relationship with the
professionals. Contributors include bestselling novelist Terry
Pratchett, Colin Pillinger of the Beagle 2 project and the godfather of
popular astronomy Paytick Moore.
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