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Originally Posted by PraedSt
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I think you may be overestimating the general population. Remember Solid Bismuth's thread? Sadly, most people don't care, and probably won't care until the day a Vulcan drops in to dinner.
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Agreed, and their apothy is apparent. But, I am not talking of them so much as us -- the ones that really respect what astronomers accomplish. What can we do to express honor?
But, first I want to know if I'm off base on my thinking. From a landmark case perspective, Fomalhaut b may be
the most interesting exoplanet to date simply because of the visible imaging (no so much the planet itself).
Either I'm right or wrong, what say thee?
[If I'm right, we can start a new thread. If nothing else, we can send a copy of a congrats thread of all our comments, but I'd love to see something more grand and commencerate to their milestone accomplishment. ]