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[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's what happens when you get a bunch of super smart people in a room

[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

It's like a Futurama joke that flies over most people's heads

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

This is what happens when people have a basic knowledge of history and basic background knowledge of their field of expertise.

That's not to minimize their intelligence and competence; that's to say that it is expected that astronomers would know the names and histories of major nearby celestial bodies.