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Star Men: Four of the world's leading astronomers celebrate 50 years of friendship on a road trip through the American Southwest

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During the Space Race of the 1960's, four British astronomers travelled to California to assist on the NASA moon-landing project, working on studies that shaped our understanding of the universe and our humble place in it. Fifty years on, the four friends reunite for a final American road trip, visiting the giant telescopes that defined their astronomical age and careers. “It’s only just starting” quips Wal as they continue up to Mt. Graham International Observatory in Arizona.

With Mt Palomar’s vast telescope dwarfing him, Wal Sargent reveals his apprehension as a young scientist. “I was worried the science I was doing wouldn’t be good enough for such a grand machine”. But after spending up to 10 hours a day observing, Wal made some of the most momentous discoveries in modern astronomy. It was here that Wal demonstrated how the relative abundance of helium in irregular blue galaxies confirmed the Big Bang Theory.

After 50 years, Duncan, Roger, Nick, and Wal are reuniting in Pasadena, California, where their friendship first began. Each of the men went on to leave a significant mark on the field of astronomy. As they drive across America they are transported back to their youth, “we’ve come back to experience what it’s like to be young again… sort of”.

With great humour and charm the friends bicker and squabble their way around astronomy’s most important sites, illuminating their own contributions and their wider significance. A lifetime spent looking at the stars has afforded these scientists perspective on humanity’s place within the universe. The men recognise the triviality of our own lives, but also the transient importance of our existence in the development of the species.

As Duncan and Roger hike the arduous route to Rainbow Bridge they reflect on their youth and their ailing physical strength. “When I was a student and I was late going for a train and I had to run for it. I can remember wondering whatever will I do when I’m 50 - I shall miss the train”, now 76 Roger’s age is finally catching up with him as he struggles along the canyon.

Star Men is both an informative history of astronomy, and a moving exploration of the human condition, told through the eyes of four extraordinary friends.

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