A Travellers Guide to the Planets / Voyage to the Planets

[iceman (Mike)]

I'm very excited!

A month or so ago I was contacted by Essential Media, a production company who were putting together a series on the solar system and the planets for National Geographic.

They were after some video footage of what Saturn looks like through an amateur telescope, and of course I happily supplied the best footage I had!

Well the series is now finished and goes to air soon!

In the US the series title is A Travelers Guide to the Planets, and goes to air on the National Geographic Channel US on Feb 14th.

In Australia, it will be screened as Voyage to the Planets, shown by the ABC some time in May.

I found my name in the Saturn Credits page.

I'm very excited! I can't wait to see how it looks on screen. I hope I didn't end up on the cutting room floor

[gary]

Hi Mike,

Well done!

Best Regards

Gary

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Congratulations Mike! I'd love to see the video footage you supplied them. Not sure if they've got you under some sort of contractual agreement or not. Been wondering what your unprocessed AVIs might look like.

[h0ughy (David)]

well done Mike - your infamous now

[Jen]

hey thats cool Mike

[bloodhound31]

Well done Mike. If you film it, they will come..

[sheeny (Al)]

Good one, Mike! I'll keep an eye out for it.

Al.

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Great stuff Mike, looks like it'll be a good programme

[bird (Anthony Wesley)]

Congrats Mike, I'm also looking forward to seeing the series, for much the same reason, but probably in the Jupiter episode :-)

cheers, Bird

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks everyone, I guess the first episode went to air in the US yesterday.. Would be interested in hearing from any of our US friends if they saw it!

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Congratulations Mike! I'd love to see the video footage you supplied them. Not sure if they've got you under some sort of contractual agreement or not. Been wondering what your unprocessed AVIs might look like.

No worries Troy, I've uploaded it onto youtube.
Video of Saturn through Telescope

Originally Posted by bird

Congrats Mike, I'm also looking forward to seeing the series, for much the same reason, but probably in the Jupiter episode :-)

cheers, Bird

haha nice one, congrats Anthony. I can't wait to see it!

[paulF (Paul)]

Good stuff mate

[wavelandscott (Scott)]

Congratulations Mike (and Bird)...I did not catch it on TV but will look for it the next time around.

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Excellent News Bird and Mike.

Carolyn Porco (Head of Cassini Imaging Team) - circulated info about the series. Looking forward to seeing it.

Cheers Petra d.