I was watching CNN yesterday afternoon (I normally abstain from watching CNN except during space events, since they have the best coverage compared to any other network) by accident. They were talking about the total solar eclipse earlier in the day. Then they start talking about Mars, that it will be the closest to Earth for the next two weeks since 1988. First, they say that Mars will ONLY be visible for these two weeks - and then disappear. That was ridiculous, but it would get worse. Then, the anchorwoman asks, to the effect of, "Since Mars is going to be so close to the Earth, will it make more stars come out [be visible] ?" !!! I think it would be helpful if journalists had a general, all-around education before being put on the air. This episode certainly doesn't allay the suspicion that some people are put on TV simply because they look good. Of course, CNN's ratings are just about rock-bottom.... ------------------------------ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com 39.706d N 75.683d W 4 hours behind UT (-4) ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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