Re: Unusual Digital Photo of the sun

In article <iTU7f.2807$S24.192606@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
aaa <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Well, I didn't expect such a variety of informative replies!
>I must admit to being a tad diappointed at the mundane (literally)
>explanation, but there you go.
>
>I *had" thought of trying to start some sort of conspiracy theory by
>sending the pics to some looney newsgoups ("Alien spacecraft above standing
>stones on midwinter day" sort of thing), just to see first hand how such
>nonsense propagates. I may yet do that...

You'd be amazed about how far it can go.

http://sohowww.estec.esa.nl/hotshots/2003_01_17/

provides a small example :(

--
Andy Breen ~ Not speaking on behalf of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Feng Shui: an ancient oriental art for extracting
money from the gullible (Martin Sinclair)
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