by APOD Robot » Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:06 am
Dad Quiets Omicron Ceti
Explanation: The Omicron Cetians have been silenced. After alien-like
monsters were reported to disturb his daughter's sleep for four nights in a row, this father took action. When last questioned, the daughter seemed to indicate that the
hullabaloo might have come from a planetary system possibly sounding like "Omicron Ceti". Getting to the root of the problem, the dad then took his daughter outside and used a powerful
laser to
blast the alien's home world. Humorously, the parent star
Omicron Ceti now shows itself to be unstable and is dramatically increasing its brightness. Happy
April Fool's Day from the folks at
APOD. In actuality, the star being pointed out is
Mira, a famous variable star expected to reach its maximum brightness again in late August. The father in question was actually pointing out, to his daughter,
the star that shares her name.
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