Viral Video Showing Sun’s “Vortex” Motion Is Wildly Inaccurate http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/03/04/vortex_motion_viral_video_showing_sun_s_motion_through_galaxy_is_wrong.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_ru … via @BadAstronomer
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This is sad. I literally went "I want to see what this inaccuracy is because I am genuinely interested in this kind of thing. Oh, it's Slate? Nevermind"
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Cripes guys, Yes, I know, Slate; but that dang video has been bugging me because I knew it was wrong and this guy lays out it. tldr, people put kooky stuff on the interweb and other people like it because it looks pretty
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You mean "I $#&ing Love Science So Long As It's Just A Pretty Picture & Doesn't Require Actually Doing the Hard Work" crowd?
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Replying to @LibertyFarmNH @ItsRobbAllen and
Slate's astronomy guy is actually pretty good on astronomy stuff.
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plan B: grab my astronavigation textbook out of the first floor bathroom
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