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Super Moon eclipse
Davoud:
There was a brief discussion of the term "stargazing" on sci.astro.amateur. It was agreed that astronomers consider the term to be baby-talk for "observing." Peter Irwin: If they say that then they are a bunch of pretentious idiots... How did I know someone would say that? Every vocation has its argot. -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm |
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Super Moon eclipse
Davoud wrote:
Davoud: There was a brief discussion of the term "stargazing" on sci.astro.amateur. It was agreed that astronomers consider the term to be baby-talk for "observing." Peter Irwin: If they say that then they are a bunch of pretentious idiots... How did I know someone would say that? Every vocation has its argot. Of course, astronomers have at least a thousand words which either belong to the field or have a special meaning within the field. But deprecating the use of "stargazing" for looking at and enjoying the night sky is mere snobbery, and claiming this attitude for astronomers in general is pretension. In fact astronomers do use "stargazing" especially for the recreational activity of enjoying the night sky. Peter. -- |
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