From TODAYs Christian Science Monitor (posted since Phil is probably too modest to do it himself ! )

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0128/p25s01-stss.html

The Bad Astronomer

By Michelle Thaller | csmonitor.com

PASADENA, CA – Every January, professional astronomers converge on a medium-sized convention center for the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society. This year, the good city of Atlanta (not so medium sized) was host to this event, and seeing as I had gone to graduate school in Atlanta, I was looking forward not only to catching up on all the cutting-edge astronomy that would be presented at the convention, but also to re-connecting with old friends.
During the opening night reception, which invariably features reams of graduate students descending on the small buffet lines, I caught sight of one of my favorite people, Phil Plait, a.k.a. the Bad Astronomer.

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On the serious side, Phil's website is the only place I've been able to find a point-by-point rebuttal to the strange notion that NASA faked the Moon landings. A few years ago, when Fox came out with its special, "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land On the Moon?'', I started to get questions from the public about whether the Moon landings had been faked. At first, I just sort of stared blankly at the person asking the question, unsure how to proceed. Did we fake the Moon landings? Uh, no. But admittedly, I had no good replies to the accusations the conspiracy buffs were making, and I hate feeling stupid. Phil goes down each of the points in clarity and detail.

And there is SOOO much more good stuff in the article !!!! =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0128/p25s01-stss.html