# Astronomy Lesson

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-lesson/426843
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [November 17, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-lesson/426843 "2007-11-17T17:19:16Z")
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### Author: ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-lesson/426843/1 "2007-11-17T17:19:16Z")

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I hope you like this clip.

[http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf](http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf)

And I also hope it isn’t so old that you all have seen it already.

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### Author: ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-lesson/426843/2 "2007-11-17T17:22:46Z")

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And if you like it, it won’t hurt to say so.

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### Author: ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-lesson/426843/3 "2007-11-17T17:55:35Z")

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I’m not sure if you realize this this, but the song comes from the 1983 Monty Python film _The Meaning of Life_.

Here’s a [clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYmeSBUPswM) of the original.

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### Author: ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-lesson/426843/4 "2007-11-17T18:00:52Z")

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[QUOTE=mhendo]  
I’m not sure if you realize this this, but the song comes from the 1983 Monty Python film _The Meaning of Life_.

Here’s a [clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYmeSBUPswM) of the original.  
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I didn’t know that, but I certainly like both versions. Thanks.

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### Author: ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronomy-lesson/426843/5 "2007-11-17T19:06:32Z")

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I’d never seen that animation, but I certainly know the song!

It felt like a powerpoint presentation to me, but it wasn’t bad.