PBS Special 2007 Seeing in the Dark 720p AVC AAC mp4

Science Documentary hosted by Timothy Ferris, published by PBS in 2007 - English narration





Seeing in the Dark aims to redefine the standards of quality in nonfiction science programming for television, and is meant to introduce viewers to the wonders of the night sky, making casual stargazing or serious amateur astronomy a part of their lives. This program follows in the footsteps of Timothy Ferris' two prior PBS specials The Creation of the Universe and Life Beyond Earth.


This is a DVDRip using DVDFab-9.1.1.5. I think it turned out okay, but I wish I knew of a better way to rip DVDs to a ~700MB file; either mp4 or avi. If anyone can give me direction that would be great. I have access now to many DVD documentaries that I want to share with the torrent community.

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