# NASA UL or potential glurge?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-ul-or-potential-glurge/82880>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 20, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-ul-or-potential-glurge/82880 "2001-09-20T21:25:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-ul-or-potential-glurge/82880/1 "2001-09-20T21:25:33Z")

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I got the following off a message list, anyone know if there is a nugget of truth to it?

**Padeye’s friend says:**

> [@](#):
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> A formal request from NASA: 9/20/01
> 
> 10:30 Eastern, 9:30 Central, 8:30 Mountain, 7:30  
> Pacific.
> 
> NASA has asked that everyone step out on their lawns  
> tonight and light a candle. They will be positioning  
> a satellite to take a picture of the U.S. and posting  
> it on the news tomorrow morning. Please pass this on  
> to as many people as possible.

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**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-ul-or-potential-glurge/82880/2 "2001-09-20T21:31:17Z")

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UL. You’ll find in in current additons on snopes.

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**Author:** ![Aodoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@Aodoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aodoi)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-ul-or-potential-glurge/82880/3 "2001-09-20T21:34:41Z")

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It’s an UL… candles wouldn’t be visible from space without removing all the other light pollution. And NASA hasn’t actually said anything about it.

At least it’s a relatively harmless thing.

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**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-ul-or-potential-glurge/82880/4 "2001-09-20T21:39:53Z")

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[http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/hoaxes/candle.htm](http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/hoaxes/candle.htm)

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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-ul-or-potential-glurge/82880/5 "2001-09-20T22:20:49Z")

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Thanks. I suspected as much.