Corrected identification of object about to hit the moon(projectpluto.com) |
Corrected identification of object about to hit the moon(projectpluto.com) |
https://twitter.com/virtualtelescop/status/14907828451446374...
https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2022/02/09/spacex-falcon-9-u...
It turned out it took place - according to the algorithms and ephemerids of Guide - in 1998 or 1999, depending on the arc second definition you use. Great software.
Does anyone know what that yellow spot in the middle of the image is?
https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/natural/2022/02/12/png/ep...
I have two thoughts. 1. it would be near the tonga volcano 2. it is suspiciously right in the middle of the image. Sun glare due to the orbit matching the sun?
edit: added link to image in question as I realized the earth actually spins.
This title is incorrect and should be fixed. The actual title is "Corrected identification of object about to hit the moon" since the object has not been positively identified by anybody.
The actual article title is, "Corrected identification of object about to hit the moon" - HN often fixes titles that have been paraphrased or inferred, like here.
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The story came from an otherwise-reputable source that made a mistake. Your average person (including even most space enthusiasts) doesn't have the knowledge and expertise to check it themselves other than seeing what other astronomers have to say, and the commentary I could find prior to the discovery of the mistake was in agreement.
Today, the news arrive fast, and the reaction to the news is instant.
On the other hand, after several years of covid crisis, my opinion on the whole thing is very much in flux, and when I discuss it with people, I don't give definitive statements, nor raise an outrage.
So yes, the reaction here seems it could be a problem... if confirmed :)
A single deep breath and a moment’s consideration would have revealed that this kind of thing is totally normal in space exploration. The outrage was driven purely bu the fact that it was Musk, and by the wording of the report, along the lines of “evil billionaire’s out of control rocket slams into moon.”
"It's unclear when the Chang'e 5-T1 booster would have gone by the moon,"
Sure sounds definitive now... /s
Elon Musk might be the most lionized individual on planet earth. It's hilarious people think the love/hate for him is unbalanced, or that he's "picked on".
There were definitely a bunch of people trying to cast around for some reason a booster hitting the moon was just clear disaster (it wasn't and would never be).
Let's not even start with Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC.
Look back just to 2014 when Rolling Stone magazine published the completely unverified, and eventually debunked story, "A Rape on Campus". It was just a load of made-up bullshit. And then other outlets started to seize on the controversy and posted their own stories. The entire story was proven false, and it also resulted in a large settlement for the accused parties involved.
People have lied since the dawn of humanity whenever it suits their needs; there's no reason to think we've significantly changed now.
https://www.esa.int/Safety_Security/Space_Debris/Incoming!_D...
Of course, these questions are rhetorical and to make a point. But I really dislike how when a mistake like this happens people roll out the "oh you should have just waited for fact checking" when it takes me 30 seconds to click their profile and see them commenting on news articles with no sources hours after release.
The reaction? Some people yapped in the general direction of Elon and SpaceX. They are grownups, they can take it.
Even with the original information it is and was a a big nothing-burger. Even if it were true nothing would, should or did come to adversely affect Elon or SpaceX out of it.
Maybe just don't worry about it?
To say you should have included more context is something of an understatement. By removing the information between the two quotes and swapping them around, you removed all the context needed to come to a reasonable conclusion.
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I feel that this is not the same spirit as 'high trees catch a lot of wind' though, that one in particular is about how famous/important people will receive a lot of criticism, and does not refer to the 'be normal' attitude.
