I didn't know about the COSMOS event at the Clark! Obviously, my membership has expired. -A On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:

SPOILER:

It was wonderful.

BTW - we had FOX13's permission to put the HD live signal from FOX on our IMAX screen last night. We had a panel discussion that included FOX 13's General Manager about the future of science programming on commercial networks. Packed house. SRO. We also were able to turn off the sound during the commercials and continue the panel discussion during the breaks.

COSMOS looked amazing on a 70-foot screen, and the finale was awesome.

Seth ________________________________________ From: Utah-Astronomy [utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] on behalf of Chuck Hards [chuck.hards@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 5:37 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] COSMOS finale

I had to DVR last night's finale, to watch later. Please, if anyone posts about it, put the word "SPOILER" in the subject line. I'd sure appreciate it!

Thanks,

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I got to watch the COSMOS finale last night. I was very entertained and impressed, and sad to see the series come to a conclusion. If something like this doesn't ignite a spark of curiosity in some people, nothing will. Tyson carefully presented each point in a manner that isn't over the heads of most members of the general public. His own enthusiasm is infectious, his demeanor not that of a stuffy, practiced academic; I think he makes a better connection to the average person than Sagan did. There was plenty of astronomy and astro physics scattered throughout the series, enough to satisfy a nerd such as myself. The historical backgrounds and ties to society and everyday life were themselves entertaining and a good refresher for someone not wholly unfamiliar with it. I'll be ordering the DVDs soon so I don't risk losing it if it gets wiped from the DVR. My 2 cents, I'm sure we'll talk about it further at the next L&O get-together on the 21st.