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Attilatheblond

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2. Yes, I knew that. Even attended a local astromomy club meeting where Guy Consolmagno was the extremely boring speaker

Reply to GoneOffShore (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 01:43 PM

Aug 3

I hoped to hear about astronomy. Instead, heard him drone on about himself. This was when he was at the Catholic Church's observatory on Mt Graham in AZ. Guess talking about himself a lot got him a promotion?

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Did you know that the Pope has an astronomer? [View all] GoneOffShore Aug 3 OP

The observatory was founded in 1891? Had the church forgiven Galileo by then? generalbetrayus Aug 3 #1

Yes, I knew that. Even attended a local astromomy club meeting where Guy Consolmagno was the extremely boring speaker Attilatheblond Aug 3 #2