On Sep 22, 8:25 am, AM wrote:
Didn't see it but........

I cant believe you all are nit picking the show !!
Here we have a show about astronomy intended and
shown for the public, and yet ya all still complain.

BTW what have ya all done to get the public interested
in Astronomy ? The way some of ya bitch about Starlord,
and the show, it's almost like you want amateur astronomy
to stay a secret.......

I used to do a lot of public outreaches, and am starting
back at it again this year after a long hiatus. (couple
of deaths in family, younger kid off to war......)

Think of how many Orion catalogs ya got people. Every time
ya go to a doctors office, always leave a few behind, I
know I do. Same with small scopes. It is funny watching
people in broad daylight while I setup a little scope (ST 80)
in a park and look at the Sun. The kid's are always the first
over, followed by adults. Kinda funny to watch.

When Mercury transited the Sun, I set the C 11 up for my friends
in a big park across from my house. Wound up showing it to approx
30+ other people jogging, or just walking in the park. Most hadn't
even thought about looking at the Sun, much less a planet transiting
it. But I had a large crowd of happy and impressed people for a
while who were totally engrossed in it.

It don't get no better than that !!

Clear skies.

It's admirable of you to do this kind of public display. Since the
traditional methods of introducing people to the hobby are fading
(magazines) or weak (mostly semi-secreted, club activities). The
educational system's ability to promote interest in science or
astronomy is abysmal, pathetic really. The "people" who run the
schools are more content lecturing everyone about "social sciences."
As for the show, IMO, it should concentrate solely on amateur
astronomy and avoid the professional which has been dealt with in many
other shows on PBS, etc. Show the average person engaging in the
hobby more, and you'll get more people into it.