Great new Will Hay video!

[Martin Mobberley]

The Will Hay Appreciation Society have just uploaded a short video about Will’s astronomy. It’s a very nice piece of work and features Dale Holt with Will’s old Newtonian.

Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7AF-Evx8ZE&feature=youtu.be

Martin

[Dawson]

Fascinating video, thanks for sharing Martin.

James

[Nick Hewitt]

What a lovely tribute! I knew more of his astronomical interest than his film work (before even my time) but this was very nicely put together. Recommended!

[Gary Poyner]

Many thanks Martin.  Excellent video.

Gary

[Tom Moran]

Martin.

Absolutely brilliant! I thought I was on my own enjoying Will Hay films..obviously not.

Thank you.

Tom Moran

[Tony Angel]

This was interesting. I enjoyed it very much.

If anyone wants to read the book mentioned it is available online at

https://archive.org/details/ThroughMyTelescope

Tony Angel.

[Nick 2E0LUN]

Thanks for sharing that link Tony …. reading it makes me want a physical copy to join such books as Ouse’s Silent Tide by C.F. Farrar  and  Amateur Astronomer’s Handbook & Observational Astronomy for Amateurs by  J.B. Sidgwick,  Thanks to Martin too  for the Video link , Yes I still enjoy Will’s films too 🙂

[Mike Scarisbrick]

Thank you Martin and the Will Hay Appreciation Society. I particularly enjoyed the the motor and belt driving the RA axis of the 1.5 ton 12.2 inch reflector. From an age when all things mechanical started with an unguarded rotating cylinder and belt, this is one belt I wouldn’t have minded standing next to when it snapped.

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