Tristan Hughes

And so how does that information let people like yourselves understand more, let's say, about this earlier stage in written astronomy with what they thought about the stars and what they saw above and how it related to this idea of omens and messages from the gods almost, I guess?

And so do we have quite a detailed surviving record then about how these early astronomers, if they saw an event in the sky, you mentioned they're in eclipse or something similar. Do we know much about how they then went on in this early period, then interpreting them as omens?

And so do we have quite a detailed surviving record then about how these early astronomers, if they saw an event in the sky, you mentioned they're in eclipse or something similar. Do we know much about how they then went on in this early period, then interpreting them as omens?

And so do we have quite a detailed surviving record then about how these early astronomers, if they saw an event in the sky, you mentioned they're in eclipse or something similar. Do we know much about how they then went on in this early period, then interpreting them as omens?

Still, that's not a good deal.

Still, that's not a good deal.

Still, that's not a good deal.

Right, because I was then going to ask, you know, we've seen these signs in the sky, or as you say, what they think is signs in the sky, but you know, just the natural phenomena. There is a basis of science behind it, and then into creating these omens and saying what someone should do or what someone shouldn't do.

Right, because I was then going to ask, you know, we've seen these signs in the sky, or as you say, what they think is signs in the sky, but you know, just the natural phenomena. There is a basis of science behind it, and then into creating these omens and saying what someone should do or what someone shouldn't do.

Right, because I was then going to ask, you know, we've seen these signs in the sky, or as you say, what they think is signs in the sky, but you know, just the natural phenomena. There is a basis of science behind it, and then into creating these omens and saying what someone should do or what someone shouldn't do.

Oh, Moody, that's a good taster for where we're going when you mentioned the word Scorpio there. We won't get there quite yet, but that's very exciting for the ultimate destination of our chat. I'd like to ask a bit about these early astronomers a little bit more.

Oh, Moody, that's a good taster for where we're going when you mentioned the word Scorpio there. We won't get there quite yet, but that's very exciting for the ultimate destination of our chat. I'd like to ask a bit about these early astronomers a little bit more.

Oh, Moody, that's a good taster for where we're going when you mentioned the word Scorpio there. We won't get there quite yet, but that's very exciting for the ultimate destination of our chat. I'd like to ask a bit about these early astronomers a little bit more.

When they're making these observations in the night sky, do they have any equivalent of a telescope, or can they identify stars and planets just with the naked eye?

When they're making these observations in the night sky, do they have any equivalent of a telescope, or can they identify stars and planets just with the naked eye?

When they're making these observations in the night sky, do they have any equivalent of a telescope, or can they identify stars and planets just with the naked eye?

Try London, Rudy, okay? I think it's even worse, but okay.

Try London, Rudy, okay? I think it's even worse, but okay.

Try London, Rudy, okay? I think it's even worse, but okay.

It's amazing how, for someone who knows nothing about astronomy and needs to get out more of London and go somewhere very remote, like the Scottish Highlands, to actually have a look and do some stargazing, I guess how easy it is once an astronomer gets their eye in to understand what's a star and what's a planet and understand the differences. And did they name those planets as well?