Re: Man, I missed the Lunar Eclipse

On Aug 30, 4:56 pm, TBerk <bayareab...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
And here all I saw was a few shots on the next day's news programs.

It seems (while I am responsible for keeping up on things myself)
there should have been a great deal more publicity around this thing
prior to-

but then again it's hard to sell something that happens for free, out
of doors and overhead all over.

Still, I lament the greying out of the night sky, the dumbing down of
the next door neighbor, and the distancing of the natural environment
going on all around us.

TBerk
scurry, scurry little rats, we must run the race!

Maybe if astronomy clubs that are supposedly in-part dedicating to
public education (RASC, are you listening?) would develop
relationships with news organizations, the spread of information about
transient but eye-catching events would be better?

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