# Our Bad Astronomer is famous again

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 28, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-bad-astronomer-is-famous-again/257204 "2004-07-28T01:49:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-bad-astronomer-is-famous-again/257204/1 "2004-07-28T01:49:14Z")

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I got Wired magazine today, and the article about finding evidence of life on Mars cites our own Phil Plait and his ghost-of-Lenin face that appeared on his shower curtain.

[http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/lenin.html](http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/lenin.html)

“[Hogland’s] claims are regularly attacked in withering geek style by Phil Plait, NASA education resource director at Sonoma State Universtiy in Northern California, who describes himself as the “go-to guy for astronomical debunking.” Plaint runs [BadAstronomy.com](http://BadAstronomy.com), which metes out the drubbings that NASA is too politic to deal with itself.”

I like the “metes out the drubbings” part. Way to go, Phil!

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-bad-astronomer-is-famous-again/257204/2 "2004-07-28T01:56:45Z")

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“Must destroy capitalism! Grrrrr…”