near new moon ... probably very cloudy across the southern hemisphere!
Can't imagine it Rus, - the previous record of 1300 and something had stood for 8 years.
I'd imagine there's been a few new moons and clouds since then. Gotta be something fairly prominent I'd say.
TBH I'm really surprised no-one has come forward with a clear answer since whatever it was must have been fairly common knowledge - though not to me obviously
It would have to be mistake wouldn't it, At 11pm on a Wed night to have nearly 4000 viewers must be wrong. Could it be a Denial of Service Hack attack?
Is there no way to tell.
Was it a key word search engines picked up.
I find it uncomfortable this can not be pinned down ...
We must get a best case answer or I won't sleep.
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