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Old 11-02-2008, 03:34 PM
AJames
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Hidden Agendas

Astronomy articles written by astrologers are fairly common, and as long as they don't contain false information, it should not be a problem - though I agree that it is hard to accept their credibility.
Worst are the sights than merge fact and fiction together. One example, on a star known as p Eridani / Dunlop 5, which is a roughly 0.5 degrees north of Achernar. This is the SpikeValance deviantART site at;
http://spikevalance.deviantart.com/a...ystem-76358677
The information on p Eridani is about right, but the planets they give don't exist at all. Much of the data has been lifted from;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P_Eridani

You have to wonder how legitimate some of the stuff presented on the Internet can be, and you could only wish that they be up-front instead of being so deceptive. In this case, he is selling quite acceptable indie large images by various artists, T-shirts and even caps.
Ie. The Valentine's Day
http://www.deviantart.com/print/28584/
or
The humorous and disturbing;
http://www.deviantart.com/print/83227/

What can you do though?

Last edited by AJames; 11-02-2008 at 03:48 PM. Reason: corrections
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