Hamilton ran wide on his first lap trying to unnecessarily pass then team-mate Fernando Alonso before a freak gearbox problem left him at the back of the field.
"He brought astronomy to the attention of a very wide public and was a very good communicator too - that's why Sky at Night ran so long and so successfully, " says astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
Steven MacLean fed Michael Paton who flicked the ball over last defender Chris Millar, ran in on goal but pulled his shot narrowly wide of Graeme Smith's left-hand post.