Timeshift

Season 5 Episode 6: Star Men

Adam Hart-Davis explores the world of Britain's 40,000 amateur astronomers. While the last century saw amateurs eclipsed by high technology, increasingly sophisticated home equipment has seen the amateur community enter a new collaborative relationship with the professionals. Contributors include bestselling novelist Terry Pratchett, Colin Pillinger of the Beagle 2 project and the godfather of popular astronomy Patrick Moore.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

17

Episodes:

184

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2002

Rating:

7.0