[AZ-Observing] Re: News 12
- From: boberdmann@xxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 11:42:53 +0000
That's the reason I've not watched any local news for the last 4 or 5 years -
It seems that it's just one piece of mis-information after another. This is a
good example. If they can't even get this story correct, think about what else
they can't get correct. Very sad, but true. <sigh>
/Bob
> Thanks for the heads-up, Rick. I haven't watched local news in many moons,
> and I have to say that sitting through hard-hitting stories about people
> watching the "Friends" finale in a bar and how to best deal with your boss
> set me up for what Sean had to say about my picture.
>
> He said that the photo was courtesy of Lowell Observatory, who provided
> them the link to the photo (Brian?). Then he pointed to Sirius, and said
> it was Venus. Then he said something about NEAT being an amateur astronomy
> program. Then he said the comet had to be watched for a year to become an
> official celestial body, and looked sheepishly off camera. They ran a
> graphic that showed the comet passing near Venus in coming days, which it
> misses by 40 degrees. I guess they tried, at least.
>
> Tom
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