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by il2
Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:54 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: P2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail ... (2010 Feb 03)
Replies: 35
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Re: P2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail Implies... (2010 Feb 03)

I did send a note to The Sun to try and verify where they obtained the information in the story. I just thought it was weird that the text in their story was transposed from the APOD story. And when I didn't see Mr. Jewitt mentioned in the story, I was a little concerned. I don't want to be "th...
by il2
Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:04 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: P2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail ... (2010 Feb 03)
Replies: 35
Views: 5371

Re: P2010 A2: Unusual Asteroid Tail Implies... (2010 Feb 03)

Just wondering if the Sun (a UK paper) ripped off the APOD story and included a fake interview. They didn't credit the original discoverer...just wanted to submit it for someone's awareness. Like I said, I'm not sure, but it seems a bit odd... Here's the link to the Sun story: http://www.thesun.co.u...