Mark McCaughrean on Nostr: Good grief π± Another astronomy/space shocker from npub1l5yr4β¦7xcs2 today β an ...
Good grief π±
Another astronomy/space shocker from npub1l5yr48kvmtemuw9rr05r2qdzukwq6t6km9tpvpwe7exn6tttxdjqc7xcs2 (npub1l5yβ¦xcs2) today β an article sourced from PA Media about Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS β¦ accompanied by a picture of an airplane contrail π
I mean β are we really that bad at imparting a basic understanding of how the sky looks that this kind of mistake can be made? π€·ββοΈ
Anyway, Iβve written to the Guardian asking for the picture to be removed. Letβs see.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/11/comet-a3-last-seen-in-neanderthal-times-could-be-sighted-from-uk-this-weekend
HT npub1eg9rkqrdnmu3qews4kk9gc080w3y4rscnjm4508uwuc66ap8pghqeynndn (npub1eg9β¦nndn) π
Another astronomy/space shocker from npub1l5yr48kvmtemuw9rr05r2qdzukwq6t6km9tpvpwe7exn6tttxdjqc7xcs2 (npub1l5yβ¦xcs2) today β an article sourced from PA Media about Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS β¦ accompanied by a picture of an airplane contrail π
I mean β are we really that bad at imparting a basic understanding of how the sky looks that this kind of mistake can be made? π€·ββοΈ
Anyway, Iβve written to the Guardian asking for the picture to be removed. Letβs see.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/11/comet-a3-last-seen-in-neanderthal-times-could-be-sighted-from-uk-this-weekend
HT npub1eg9rkqrdnmu3qews4kk9gc080w3y4rscnjm4508uwuc66ap8pghqeynndn (npub1eg9β¦nndn) π