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Old 25-11-2012, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Larryp View Post
I agree with you, Brian. Its a nice, feelgood sort of movie with the added bonus of being of historic significance-although I am sure there were some embellishments to make it a better movie.
Embellishments? Yep! The initial signal actually came from Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra - not Parkes. There were a few other examples of artistic license, too. See http://www.outreach.atnf.csiro.au/vi...selybased.html.

That being said, it was a great movie and I would love to see it again!

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John
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