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This guy https://twitter.com/BadAstronomer/status/302313851511271426 https://twitter.com/BadAstronomer/status/302313851511271426 seems pretty sure it's unrelate
by marshray 14y ago
This guy https://twitter.com/BadAstronomer/status/302313851511271426 https://twitter.com/BadAstronomer/status/302313851511271426 seems pretty sure it's unrelated to 2012DA14. And he has 230K followers on Twitter, so ... shrug
- apaprocki 14y agoThe general idea being that the Earth moves ~100,000km/hr around the sun, and with the asteroid fly-by many hours away, that would mean a pretty wide orbital gap.
- mkr-hn 14y agoYou can get 230k followers on the cheap these days. Phil Plait is credible, though.
- carlisle_ 14y agoI think it's a really bad idea to start using Twitter followers as a credential. That being said Phil Plait is a legit astronomer and has a Ph.D in Astronomy and worked on the Hubble Telescope and has done a TED talk on defending Earth from asteroids. With real credentials like those you're doing a disservice to first mention the number of Twitter followers to validate his expertise.
- publicfig 14y agoI'm pretty sure mentioning the amount of twitter followers he has as credentials was a joke, but I agree with your point. I don't think anyone would contend the fact that Ashton Kutcher had the final say in all matters.
- marshray 14y agoFor the record, my shrug was meant to acknowledge that Twitter follwers was an absurd way to judge the credibility of an astronomer. But he also has a blog on Slate.