Re: A BRIGHT SUPERNOVA IN THE NEARBY GALAXY NGC 2403 (STScI-PRC04-23)

From: Michael Barlow (mikeba_at_rochester.rr.com)
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 23:19:04 GMT

"Phil Wheeler" <w6tuh-ng4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:HnKZc.17418$Bt5.3037@twister.socal.rr.com...
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> Alexander Avtanski wrote:
> >
> > What I don't understand is why old information like this goes out
> > as a "NEWS ALERT" (even in capital letters). That's OK, but it got
> > me for a second: "Ah, another bright one!", and I was a bit
> > disappointed when I figured it out...
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> A couple of weeks ago a (non-astronomer)friend emailed me the news of
> the close approach of Mars in August. He was chagrined when I told him
> he was almost exactly a year late :-)
>
> Phil
>
    My sister called me Monday wanting to confirm something about Mars. She
told me what her her hair dresser told her - the same thing your friend did.
Maybe there's something going round on a web site or forum somewhere(?). 

-- 
Michael A. Barlow