Timothy Ferris's popular book from 2002 - _Seeing in the Dark_ - about amateur astronomy - has been turned into a PBS program. It airs this Wednesday at 7pm on KUED. The Tooele special star party is scheduled for that night. Members may want to set your TIVOs or VCRs to record it now. Or recommend the program to your spouse or relatives who think that you are a little odd for walking around in the dark muttering something about how "there's _billions_ and _billions_ of stars." - Kurt KUED Broadcast Schedule for Seeing in the Dark Wed, Sep 19th, 2007 @ 7:00 pm Fri, Sep 21st, 2007 @ 3:00 am http://kued.org/page.php?area=programs&action=viewSeriesDetails&id=17914 KUED Program Summary: This state-of-the-art documentary introduces viewers to the rewards of first-person, hands-on astronomy. Written, produced and narrated by award-winning filmmaker, journalist and best-selling author Timothy Ferris, the program is based on Ferris' book, Seeing in the Dark (Simon & Schuster, 2002), named one of the 10 best books of the year by The New York Times. The program features high-definition astrophotography and introduces men and women, both professionals and amateurs, who have seen and captured phenomenal images within and beyond our solar system and galaxy. Rating: TVG Length: 56 minutes, 46 seconds. PBS Seeing in the Dark Website http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/ Seeing in the Dark Book at PBS Bookstore http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=2840050 Seeing in the Dark Book at Amazon with search inside book http://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Dark-Astronomers-Discovering-Universe/dp/068486... _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net