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Originally Posted by Wavytone
To be quite frank the show has become a bit pointless in the UK - after spending 10 weeks there I can confirm most people can't see anything in the night sky.
6 nights out of 7 its overcast or raining and the rare night that is fairly clear of clouds showed that the smog and light pollution are so bad that even in a "dark" country location (the Peak district) the limiting mag for stars is about 3, and the Andromeda galaxy cannot be seen naked eye.
It isn't until you go north into the Cairngorms and further north in the highlands that the sky improves, but the weather deteriorates. Scotland is not a place for stargazing.
Among other things the trip reinforced my view that down-under we are very, very, lucky indeed in terms of lifestyle and the opportunities for outdoor recreation including stargazing.
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Wavy,if what you say is true
then the program wasted it's time for the last 52 years,also the other program as well.
That there are quite a few astronomy clubs in the UK,some that have been going for over a century.
The Webb Society regulely put out observations by amateurs, And huge amount of Supernova discoveries have been done by amateur astronomers in the UK.
That there are also a couple of astronomy magazines published in the UK as well.
So it is not at all as bleak as a spoilt astronomer
from downunder makes out.
That they don't have the pristine sky as we do in Australia, but even here a lot of you have to get away from the big cities to do your observing, so it's not all roses here either.
Cheers
