Sky at Night from Astrocamp 2013

[Kylee]

See Mike and the gang on TV from the Brecon Beacons on 6th October @ 2345!

Just in case people wanted to watch 

[Carole]

I've set up the video, I think Mike is going to be the star as they did several lots of filming with him.  I don't think I'm in anything as my kit was in the camping observatory and I was sitting in the tent at the laptop, so didn't attract any attention. 

Carole

[Mike]

I'm definitely in at least one short segment as the producer emailed me for a pic to go with it. I only had a few crappy subs, no darks or flats so had to process it to death to make it look half decent and it still looked crap. Oh well. I just wished i'd taken my silly hat off first as I looked a right plonker in it.

They did a fair bit of filming with the night vision camera when Petra and I were looking through Petra's scope too. Not sure if that will end up in the program though.

All of us were in the audience for the question time bit so i'm sure there will be a shot or two there.

Either way i'm sure it will all be on the screen for only seconds. They did hours of filming and it's probably only a 5 minute segment in the program.

[Rick]

Don't forget the BBC4 screening, which is usually ten minutes longer...

[Carole]

When is the BBC4 screening Rick?  If it's before I get back from Kelling I need to set the video.

Carole

[Rick]

The BBC Sky at Night page has the following varyingly vague programme times:

October 2013:

   BBC One - Sunday 6th Oct, around midnight
   BBC Four - Thursday 10th Oct, 7.30pm
   BBC Two - Saturday 12th Oct, around midday

[Carole]

Thanks Rick

Carole

[Kenny]

They were filming you and Petra on the night vision camera? I really don't think that is appropriate footage for the BBC. They may sell it to Channel 4 though. 

[Mike]

Oh you've woken up then Kenny !

[Mike]

Well that was disappointing.

[Kenny]

Didn't recognise anyone.

[Mike]

I was on about 3 times for a second each. Petra was on for a second or two on one occasion. The interview they did, and emailed me about, and asked me to send them photos 'urgently' didn't get in at all.

[Kylee]

Will it be on the longer episode on Thursday?

BBC4 1930

[Carole]

I was surprised they devoted the whole programme to the event, but despite this much got left out.  Nothing at all of the Q&A session, maybe that will be in the Thursday longer episode.

Saw Mike twice, Petra once, I was in the background of the very last thing shown watching my next door neighbour despairing in front of his laptop.  Also my M31 was shown.  They asked for images to be sent and I sent a few past ones, but then thought they might have wanted ones actually done at the Astrocamp.  This was the one I did at Mark's in September 2011. 

Must record the Thursday edition as well.

carole

[mickw]

..................... my M31 was shown.  They asked for images to be sent and I sent a few past ones, but then thought they might have wanted ones actually done at the Astrocamp.  This was the one I did at Mark's in September 2011. 

Cheat