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it'sjust after 1:30 in the morning and now on bbc news, click. this week, we're shooting for the stars. we are playing the biggest games in town, literally. and shhh! there is a comedian trying to sleep! welcome to click! hope you are doing 0k! welcome to click! hope you are doing ok! this week we're going to be talking a lot about taking photos so lara, you know we have all been looking for new hobbies to help fill the time during lockdown, yeah? i've been busy colouring in with my eight —year—old.
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lovely! you have yours and colouring book and she has hers and you sit next to each other? i only do the children's one because i think the grown—up ones are too fiddly! anyway, what have you been doing? let me tell you. — what have you been doing? let me tell you, you know those amazing photos of the stars in the night sky that you can get by taking a long exposure photo? i've kind have been getting into that and it turns out that astronomy as a whole become a much bigger deal in the last year. i suppose it is something you can do in your back garden when you are on your owning can't go out. exactly. you might think you need a big dslr and a telescope to get those kind of shots but no, turns out he might already make it for you might already have everything you need in your pocket so i wanted to find out more so i asked tv host, space journalist and author sarah carruthers to try a bit of a screw from murphy —— astrophotography on her smartphone. it was looking up at the night sky as a child
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that inspired my lifelong love of space but in the past, capturing men for images of the nights by —— night sky needed special kit but now you need a smartphone, like with the weather and enough time to set “p weather and enough time to set up before it gets dark. the latest generation of smartphones have a few low light tricks up their sleeve to make getting those instagram where the night sky photographs easier. i'm testing out four of the latest smartphones, we have the latest smartphones, we have the huawei 840 programme of the samsung s 21, this google pixel five, my iphone 12 pro marks and is for this, don't worry about itjust and is for this, don't worry about it just yet. and is for this, don't worry about itjust yet. because we will be taking low exposure photographs, the most important extra you will need is a tripod to hold your phone steady. and the other really important thing is to go find somewhere that does not have too much
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light pollution. you can always have a look online for dark sky recommendations near you. then all you need to do is wrap up warm and wait for night to fall. in fact, you might not have to wait until it is fully dark before you get your first shot. at dusk it is easier to shoot the moon against a blue sky rather than a black one, that way your phone won't turn it into a white blob while trying to convince over the incredibly dark sky. 0ften trying to convince over the incredibly dark sky. often when you think of astronomy you think of expensive kit but to be honest, if your phone is not enough and you want to get slightly closer to this astronomical object, you need a pair of these, not a telescope. i am such a fan of binoculars, they are lightweight and you can carry them around and take them where you want to be and it involves less setting up and literally it is a case of holding your smartphone up to the binoculars to get the perfect shot. there we go, got it. it is a bit tricky but if
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you want to get really close up pictures of the moon, might be worth listening to a proper pro. at worth listening to a proper ro, �* , ., , , ., pro. a problem with trying to attach your — pro. a problem with trying to attach your camera _ pro. a problem with trying to attach your camera or - pro. a problem with trying to attach your camera or get - pro. a problem with trying to l attach your camera or get your camera in the right place to look down the eyepiece of a telescope is holding the camera nice and steady over the eyepiece. so there are now devices, in fact i have one here, there we are, like a little clamp and this clamps over the eyepiece of the telescope and your phone fits in here. which is brilliant, it will keep it really rock steady on the eyepiece and concentrate on the eyepiece and concentrate on the eyepiece and concentrate on the picture. it on the eyepiece and concentrate on the picture-— on the picture. it is, as you can probably tell, insanely dark. 0f can probably tell, insanely dark. of course you are going to need a tort but so you don't dazzle yourself or ruin the night sky vision, this is a top tip for you. use a red light. in fact it is so dark we have chosen to record this entire film using a sony a7 s mach
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three which has very impressive lowlight credentials. it is a full moon but apart from that we have only used in artificial light for a handful of shots. we will tell you which one is on—screen. just look at how much our normal tv cameras struggle in comparison. 0k, time to see what these phones can do. this is the iphone. not bad for starters. and this is another tip, bad for starters. and this is anothertip, if bad for starters. and this is another tip, if you are worried that pressing the shutter button will wobble the phone, you can get a very cheap bluetooth remote clicker like this one or you can even use the volume control on your headphones as a remote shutter button. the iphone and samsung don't have specific astrophotography modes so i'm going to go into full professional mode on the s 21 and set a long exposure going. and the result is... wow! do you know what? i neither need to do slightly less exposure. it looks like a bomb has gone
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off it is so bright! if you play around with the settings you can get some really lovely shop but the next two phones remove the trial and error with full astrophotography modes. hold still for two minutes and 48 seconds. the google pixel five decides for itself how long it needs to run for. and for the shot i'm using one of pete's photography tips. it for the shot i'm using one of pete's photography tips. if you take pictures _ pete's photography tips. if you take pictures of _ pete's photography tips. if you take pictures of stars - pete's photography tips. if you take pictures of stars with - pete's photography tips. if you take pictures of stars with no l take pictures of stars with no context around them they are just in your photo. there is nothing better than actually putting in a bit of artistic composition and adding in foreground objects because it gives everything a beautiful context. , , . , context. this is incredible, it is a really. — context. this is incredible, it is a really, really _ context. this is incredible, it is a really, really bright, - is a really, really bright, powerful image. i would say the night sky but it always looks like daytime and i feel like i am a professional photographer even though i am just using a setting on a smartphone. 0ne setting on a smartphone. one thing to bear in mind is when the moon is full the brightness will make photographing stars rather difficult. we actually
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got some better shots a few nights later, before the moon was up. and now, to the huawei meet pro 40 which has something called printing mode. this simulates a very long exposure shot by taking one photo every few seconds and sticking them together. the results are stunning. and itjust makes you realise we are on this object thatis realise we are on this object that is moving and hurtling through space because you see how far the stars have moved. i think that is the best astrophotography picture i have ever taken with the phone. if i do say so myself! it is quite incredible, really. i'm really impressed with the phones but now, i'm going to try something thatis now, i'm going to try something that is comparatively out of this world. this telescope uses the same technique of stacking images but on a very different scale. it has been designed in consultation with astronauts in four measure astronaut terry
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birth is a telescope's brandon mason. ,, ., , ~ ., mason. the stellina is kind of like being _ mason. the stellina is kind of like being in _ mason. the stellina is kind of like being in space _ mason. the stellina is kind of like being in space because i mason. the stellina is kind of i like being in space because you can see the planets and pick them out in space but they are just small dots and the stellina optics are thought of the same, it does not have a big zoom lens that really zooms into a planet but what stellina does let you do is see these deep sky objects and in space it was kind of the same thing, you cannot zoom in with your eyes on the planets but you can see these giant clouds of hydrogen and the milky way or you can see that with your eyes. you can see that with your e es. . ,., , eyes. once powered up, the stellina orientates _ eyes. once powered up, the stellina orientates itself by l stellina orientates itself by looking around for familiar stars and constellations and the accompanying app will give you a list of deep sky objects to choose from. so we have got to choose from. so we have got to choose from the m13, galaxy, 51, 82... to choose from the m13, galaxy, 51,82... sombrero galaxy... double cluster. let's do m13,
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the hercules cluster. it will then track the chosen object across the sky, building up an image which it sends direct to your smartphone. image which it sends direct to yoursmartphone. i image which it sends direct to your smartphone. i have done astronomy since i was five years old, i remember i had a little children's pair of binoculars, this is the most high—tech thing i have ever seen. i've done it! so this is my photograph, it's taken it for ten minutes of the hercules cluster. you cannot even see this object in the night sky and this image has brought up not only the cluster but more stars than i can see with my own eyes. it's really incredible to think how much technology has evolved since galileo looked up with his telescopes although centuries ago and now we have this science —like smart devices which capture images of the night sky. in order to get the best pickjust, you do need some perseverance and patience but the result really have been with the cold microphone best
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photographs. sometimes, though, it isjust worth photographs. sometimes, though, it is just worth putting your phone down and taking in the majesty of it all as we hurtle through the universe on our one tiny ball of rock. brilliant! that was sarah.— tiny ball of rock. brilliant! that was sarah. how amazing with these — that was sarah. how amazing with these pictures? - with these pictures? incredible. it's amazing to see what our smartphones can do that most of us will never actually use them for. right. over the _ over the course of the past year some people got into new hobbies and others may have been busy sorting things out around the house. like maybe going through some old photos. and in fact, i have something here that could be very handy for that. this is a gadget for digitising old negatives so you can either save them in your phone or you can print them. right, 0k, how does it work? it is simple to use but a bit fedeli. you have to download
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the picto scanner at first and turn the light on... slip your negative in here. line up your phone camera with the whole. and then you are ready to go. i see, so it is reversing the colours in the image and showing you the positive of the negative in a live view, yeah? that's right, then you just have to snap it. that's right, then you 'ust have to snap iti have to snap it. that is a striking _ have to snap it. that is a striking photo, _ have to snap it. that is a striking photo, by- have to snap it. that is a i striking photo, by the way, have to snap it. that is a - striking photo, by the way, but his darth maul, by the way, if anyone is interested. it his darth maul, by the way, if anyone is interested.- anyone is interested. it is, the colours _ anyone is interested. it is, the colours will _ anyone is interested. it is, the colours will pop, - anyone is interested. it is, the colours will pop, and l anyone is interested. it is, - the colours will pop, and after a bit ofjiggling the device, it works, it is not perfect but it works, it is not perfect but it is largely made out of cardboard and it does only cost 35 quid. i5 cardboard and it does only cost 35 auid. , . ,. 35 quid. is that you under the make up? — 35 quid. is that you under the make up? no! _ 35 quid. is that you under the make up? no! my _ 35 quid. is that you under the make up? no! my old - make up? no! my old pictures are way too embarrassing! i i are way too embarrassing! i think it is you under the make up. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week
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google announced it has 3 billion active android devices. it also previewed a skin condition diagnosis up and 3d video chat platform, all online io event. a probe investigating if amazon has exploited its market dominance has launched by germany's anti—trust watchdog. and crypto scammers posing as tesla's elon musk made more than $2 million, £1.4 million, injust six months, the us federal trade commission said. ada, the robot artist named after computer programmer ada lovelace opened its first major exhibition. the robot, which uses ai major exhibition. the robot, which uses al to create self portraits and speak, is being showcased at london's design museum. and electric aircraft for the ben evans commuters was unveiled by germany's follow copter. it can take off and land vertically and has a range of 62 miles. however, it is a
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smaller two seater model the company aims to launch first by 2023. and finally, a robot can now scale stairs without computer vision to guide it. feats like this usually require a eyesight but this two legged robot has been trained in a virtual simulator to operate blind. meaning could be used in dim light orfog. it is definitely going up in the world! now, after months of shutdown, cinemas here in the uk are finally reopening. and while they wait for all of those big blockbusters to be released, they are looking at ways of making money in the meantime. so how about this? how about bringing video games to the biggest screens in town? mac cieslak has been finding out more. —— marc. the popcorn has
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been purchased, the house lights dim, but instead of preparing for the latest blockbuster trailers, preparing for the latest blockbustertrailers, i preparing for the latest blockbuster trailers, i will be grabbing a game controller and firing up a console on one of the biggest screens in the world in london's leicester square. there is big, and then there is that. this screen is 24 metres across, which dwarfs even the largest television. at the moment, though, it's even the largest television. at the moment, though, its grand scale is simply highlighting that i need to spend a little bit more time practising at mario kart. after months of cinema closures, blockbuster cinematic releases have been on hold for the last year or so. the movie business has taken a massive financial hit in 2020 the global box office was 71% behind where it was in 2019.
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the box office in the uk last year took around 322 million, which is a good 76% behind where it was in 2019. so it really was a sizeable hit last year. really was a sizeable hit last ear. ._ , ., really was a sizeable hit last ear. , ., ., ~ year. finding new ways to make cash has seen _ year. finding new ways to make cash has seen cinema _ year. finding new ways to make cash has seen cinema chains - cash has seen cinema chains turned to the well�*s biggest entertainment medium, video games. renting their screens out to gamers. we haven't been able to see a superhero movie in an auditorium like this for the last year or so, so it is really cool to be able to play a superhero on a screen like this one. and as spider—man swings across manhattan's skyline, the action is so epic that it provokes a sense of awe and vertigo in equal measure. yeah, i think it is obviously
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incredibly important that we as an industry and as a business innovate right now, we need to pivot, like most businesses. in terms of gaming it is a new offer that we have seen quite a lot of demand for to be honest. 0bviously lot of demand for to be honest. obviously we have the biggest screens, the best sound, so yeah, it has definitely become something of interest to customers, i think, particularly now that they want to leave their houses for new experiences. they have been stuck indoors, now they want to get out and about and experience things in the real world with their families and friends. . , ., ., ., friends. it costs a to hire a screen like _ friends. it costs a to hire a screen like this _ friends. it costs a to hire a screen like this one - friends. it costs a to hire a screen like this one for - friends. it costs a to hire a screen like this one for up | friends. it costs a to hire a l screen like this one for up to 20 people for two hours. gamers can bring along their own consoles, orforan can bring along their own consoles, orfor an additional consoles, or for an additional cost consoles, orfor an additional cost they can choose to play from a catalogue of titles on a range of machines from vintage consoles like the original playstation, to newer consoles like nintendo switch and the p55. i like nintendo switch and the p55. 4' like nintendo switch and the p55. ~ , like nintendo switch and the p55. 4' , ., , ps5. i think it is really interesting, _ ps5. i think it is really interesting, it - ps5. i think it is really interesting, it should | interesting, it should hopefully have a positive
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effect in the sense that they will bring more revenue into the cinemas. if you look at multiplexes they have ten or 20 screens with up to six shows a day on those screens. so your average cinema will be showing somewhere between 60 and 120 screenings a day. and unsurprisingly, quite a few of those are often empty, all of cinema is actually doing is that they have —— seeing that they have that empty space and finding other ways to use that space to make money.- finding other ways to use that space to make money. while the money generated _ space to make money. while the money generated from _ money generated from initiatives like this one is unlikely to make up for a year of lost revenue, it demonstrates that while cinemas wait for the latest blockbusters like the new james bond movie to bolster the coppers, plans like this one may be just what picture palaces need to keep in business. that's a finish! that was mare _ business. that's a finish! that was marc. now— business. that's a finish! that was marc. now you _ business. that's a finish! that was marc. now you know- business. that's a finish! trust was marc. now you know over the years i have tested a fair few
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sleep gadgets. years i have tested a fair few sleep gadgets-— years i have tested a fair few sleep gadgets. you have, the first report — sleep gadgets. you have, the first report you _ sleep gadgets. you have, the first report you did _ sleep gadgets. you have, the first report you did for - sleep gadgets. you have, the first report you did for us - first report you did for us years ago was done entirely from bed. it years ago was done entirely from bed-— years ago was done entirely from bed. . , , ., from bed. it was, things have moved on _ from bed. it was, things have moved on in _ from bed. it was, things have moved on in more _ from bed. it was, things have moved on in more ways - from bed. it was, things have moved on in more ways than | from bed. it was, things have - moved on in more ways than one. those devices used to be a lot about tracking how much sleep you got, whereas now they also focus on bettering it, especially for those with sleep disorders. and one of those people is comedian tom jolly, so he has been putting a few of the latest to the test. —— dom. # moon in the night sky, how brightly she shines... hello, i am dom jelly and brightly she shines... hello, i am domjelly and i brightly she shines... hello, i am dom jelly and i am a comedian and travel writer and i am in my bedroom. why my people writing people fill in my bedroom? i got sleep apnoea. it was a shock because i have never had anything wrong with me, something like sleep apnoea, i couldn't even spell it. so i looked up, it is incredibly common. essentially means that you stop breathing
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on a lot of occasions through the night while you are asleep. and the main way you can tell you get it is snoring. this is how i got diagnosed, my wife used to constantly tell me i snored. i was stopping breathing i think up to 90 times a night for up to a minute ata times a night for up to a minute at a time and that is insane. i thought i slept quite well but it appears i haven't actually got any sleep for the last 20 years. and if it is not diagnosed and treated, it can lead to terrible strokes and very bad health. and since then, i have had to wear... it is normally linked to a pipe, but i have to wear this every night. hello ladies. hello. 0bviously night. hello ladies. hello. obviously it is very sexy look, but it is just a bit of a drag, it really is. so i would be very interested to see if there is anything else on the market that can deal with my sleep apnoea. this is actually a smaller version of the thing that i have by my bed, but
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basically i still have to travel around with this machinery piping. what i would really like is something else, either to get rid of sleep apnoea or at least help me control it without having all this equipment. we have got three things here that i have been sent to have a look at. and they are not ideal, i will be honest with you. the first one, this is a thing where... everything seems to involve making you look slightly ridiculous. i don't know if it is just that is their thing, about whatever. this one, you stickjust about whatever. this one, you stick just above your about whatever. this one, you stickjust above your chin, and basically turned on and you go to sleep, and when you wake up in the it links to an app and tells you essentially what sort of sleeper you are, how good a sleep you had. it shows where you are getting good sleep, where you are not. it also sort of tells you whether you are a late—night, early person, it is basically teaching you more about your sleep. so it is analysis. to be honest, if you
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live with someone as i do, my wife analyses my sleep pretty regularly. "you are snoring, shut up, stop moving around". she gives a detailed, i wake up in the morning and she is about to punch me in the face was something i have no recollection of doing. the second one, attach these pads to your chest, when you wake up in the morning you send off your results to somewhere in america and they send you back a detailed breakdown of your sleep patterns and also a shopping list of things they think you should buy. it sounds a little bit like a sleep apnoea amazon, which is kind of urging you to buy stuff that i am not sure you need. actually thatis am not sure you need. actually that is a worry because it is not cheap, sleep apnoea. my machine by my bed is from the nhs but this travel one i had to buy, that was 900 quid. if there was a innkeeper that would work i would absolutely love it, but it's got to work. —— if there was something cheaper. this one i think is the most interesting because what it is basically trying to
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do is retrain my brain. which i can tell you straightaway is a tricky thing to do, because i am very stubborn. this is called nero feedback. i put it on because obviously you have to look ridiculous when talking about sleep apnoea, and you put this on your head and there are electrodes, it sounds terrifying and sort of feels it, they are sticking into your head. and again, they send messages around your brain and the idea is that over a series of sessions, you try and retrain your brain and the way you sleep. did it work for me? i have to say i did ten sessions... nothing. but that doesn't mean it's not good, i'm sure it might work. my daughter does neuroscience at university and tells me that this is actually a thing, but thinks i might be a bit too stubborn. but i quite like this because at least it is trying to do something different. the truth is that if you really want to
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get rid of your sleep apnoea, i think you've got to start eating a bit healthier, maybe drink a little less, quite a lot of exercise, lose some weight... i know that, but! want the magic thing. but until then, i'm just going to take my travelling contraption around, i have to live with that until someone comes up with something that really works. # now all the world's asleep... —— that was dom joly. sleep apnoea and sleep disorders, they are a complete nightmare. i am so lucky that i doze off from insomnia. whenever i test sleep gadgets i end up focusing on them which can —— completely defeats the purpose. i on them which can -- completely defeats the purpose.— defeats the purpose. i am afraid that _ defeats the purpose. i am afraid that is _ defeats the purpose. i am afraid that is it _ defeats the purpose. i am afraid that is it from - defeats the purpose. i am afraid that is it from us i defeats the purpose. i am | afraid that is it from us this week. b. afraid that is it from us this week. �* , , ., afraid that is it from us this week. �* , y., afraid that is it from us this week. �* , ,, , afraid that is it from us this week. , ,, , , week. a member you can keep up with us on — week. a member you can keep up with us on social _ week. a member you can keep up with us on social media, - week. a member you can keep up with us on social media, find - with us on social media, find us on youtube, facebook, instagram and twitter. thanks for watching. _ instagram and twitter. thanks for watching, sleep _ instagram and twitter. thanks for watching, sleep well - instagram and twitter. thanks for watching, sleep well and l instagram and twitter. thanks | for watching, sleep well and we will see you soon.
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well, friday, for many of us was an absolute write—off. blowing a gale, heavy rain, surely the weather is going to improve. and, yes, it is. the low pressure is finally moving out into the north sea. it brought some really heavy rain to wales, for example, and some ferocious gusts of wind. here's an example, 89 mph in exposed places in the isle of wight. more typically it was around 60mph or more, so very windy for the time of year, and of course, very wet. you can see where the low pressure is early in the morning on saturday. pretty stormy out to sea there. but for many of us, it is calming down. in fact, so much so that across parts of scotland and northern ireland, with clearing skies, there will be a touch of frost.
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anyway, here's the important bit, saturday's headline — drier, brighter and less windy for all of us. and this is what it looks like for the morning onwards. it will brighten up across many western areas right from the word go. there will be some showers around, particularly in the east of the country, maybe in the south, and there will still be a keen wind blowing out of the north—west, and it'll be chilly — 11 in newcastle, 14 or 15 degrees elsewhere. but you know what? we'll take it after that nasty friday. now, here's the forecast saturday night into sunday — so the skies are clearing again, it's going to be a chilly morning on sunday. but you can't miss this, the winds spinning around behind me. yep, that's the next area of low pressure heading our way. so here's the headline for sunday — you may want to look away now, here it is — rain and wind again. so, this unsettled weather continues. here's the good news, across some eastern areas there will be sunshine in the morning. probably into the afternoon as well.
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and this weather front won't reach western areas until later on in the day, but the rain will be accompanied by gale force winds as well. so, not a great second half of the weekend. eventually, that weather front will sweep towards the east later on in the afternoon and into the evening hours. that low pressure is here to stay, it will park itself over us on monday and tuesday, and that means that the weather will remain unsettled into next week. so, you guessed it — showers to come, and remaining cool into next week.
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definitely going up in the world!
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