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  • This latest comet was a bigger hype than Kohoutek was

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 1 19:12:34 2023
    The stupid media telling people to "get out there and see it since it might not be back for "millions of years."
    The comet is ok, but at 6th magnitude, it's no showpiece for urban or even country skies. Comet Holmes back in 2007 I think was a very impressive green-tinted comet.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to RichA on Thu Feb 2 06:03:51 2023
    On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:12:36 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    The stupid media telling people to "get out there and see it since it might not be back for "millions of years."
    The comet is ok, but at 6th magnitude, it's no showpiece for urban or even country skies. Comet Holmes back in 2007 I think was a very impressive green-tinted comet.

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    The press mentioned the comet and now there will be people out looking to see it. Some of them might even become interested in astronomy after reading the articles.

    Where's the problem?

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 2 14:14:04 2023
    On Thursday, 2 February 2023 at 09:03:54 UTC-5, W wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:12:36 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    The stupid media telling people to "get out there and see it since it might not be back for "millions of years."
    The comet is ok, but at 6th magnitude, it's no showpiece for urban or even country skies. Comet Holmes back in 2007 I think was a very impressive green-tinted comet.
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    The press mentioned the comet and now there will be people out looking to see it. Some of them might even become interested in astronomy after reading the articles.

    Where's the problem?

    Or many will just be let down. Which is what happens with something that has been hyped. The average person who isn't an astronomer sees the pictures, expects something like that, goes out, sees NOTHING from his/her urban area. Let-down.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to RichA on Thu Feb 2 16:52:54 2023
    On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 5:14:06 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 2 February 2023 at 09:03:54 UTC-5, W wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:12:36 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    The stupid media telling people to "get out there and see it since it might not be back for "millions of years."
    The comet is ok, but at 6th magnitude, it's no showpiece for urban or even country skies. Comet Holmes back in 2007 I think was a very impressive green-tinted comet.
    -

    The press mentioned the comet and now there will be people out looking to see it. Some of them might even become interested in astronomy after reading the articles.

    Where's the problem?
    Or many will just be let down. Which is what happens with something that has been hyped. The average person who isn't an astronomer sees the pictures, expects something like that, goes out, sees NOTHING from his/her urban area. Let-down.

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    So your answer is 1) don't show any pictures 2) don't even mention the comet anyway?

    Just keep the public (including you) in the dark about these events? Is that it?

    That way, no one will ever be "let-down!"

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 3 21:45:21 2023
    On Thursday, 2 February 2023 at 19:52:56 UTC-5, W wrote:
    On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 5:14:06 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 2 February 2023 at 09:03:54 UTC-5, W wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:12:36 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    The stupid media telling people to "get out there and see it since it might not be back for "millions of years."
    The comet is ok, but at 6th magnitude, it's no showpiece for urban or even country skies. Comet Holmes back in 2007 I think was a very impressive green-tinted comet.
    -

    The press mentioned the comet and now there will be people out looking to see it. Some of them might even become interested in astronomy after reading the articles.

    Where's the problem?
    Or many will just be let down. Which is what happens with something that has been hyped. The average person who isn't an astronomer sees the pictures, expects something like that, goes out, sees NOTHING from his/her urban area. Let-down.

    -
    So your answer is 1) don't show any pictures 2) don't even mention the comet anyway?

    Just keep the public (including you) in the dark about these events? Is that it?

    That way, no one will ever be "let-down!"

    Why is it dim people can only see things in black and white?
    There is a difference between announcing something and hyping it to an ignorant audience.

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  • From W@21:1/5 to RichA on Sat Feb 4 12:10:58 2023
    On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 12:45:22 AM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 2 February 2023 at 19:52:56 UTC-5, W wrote:
    On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 5:14:06 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 2 February 2023 at 09:03:54 UTC-5, W wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:12:36 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    The stupid media telling people to "get out there and see it since it might not be back for "millions of years."
    The comet is ok, but at 6th magnitude, it's no showpiece for urban or even country skies. Comet Holmes back in 2007 I think was a very impressive green-tinted comet.
    -

    The press mentioned the comet and now there will be people out looking to see it. Some of them might even become interested in astronomy after reading the articles.

    Where's the problem?
    Or many will just be let down. Which is what happens with something that has been hyped. The average person who isn't an astronomer sees the pictures, expects something like that, goes out, sees NOTHING from his/her urban area. Let-down.

    -
    So your answer is 1) don't show any pictures 2) don't even mention the comet anyway?

    Just keep the public (including you) in the dark about these events? Is that it?

    That way, no one will ever be "let-down!"
    Why is it dim people can only see things in black and white?
    There is a difference between announcing something and hyping it to an ignorant audience.


    What might be "hype" to you might turn out to be informative to someone with a curiosity about astronomy.
    They read an article, search for a finder chart, grab an old binocular that they already have and observe a comet.

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