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<div>?.. is this Brian Cox??? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.152.155|162.158.152.155]] 06:07, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I believe the title text may be referring to the fact that several people think that the sun is the brightest star simply because it's the closest to us, completely disregarding absolute magnitude? I'd change the explanation if I knew how. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.181|108.162.245.181]] 06:39, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
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The original statement in the comic is about which star is the brightest *in our sky*, i.e. most visible radiation per square meter hitting Earth, not the star with the most total radiation. You can change the explanation just by hitting the little edit button to the top right of the "Explanation" section.<br />
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.91|108.162.237.91]] 06:57, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I still don't get the main comic, unless its just situational comedy of someone acting like they know what they are talking about, when really they don't even know the meaning of the word "astronomer". [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.91|108.162.237.91]] 07:01, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
I put my best understanding of the comic in the explanation - I'm not sure I really get it, but I figured it was better than nothing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.91|108.162.237.91]] 07:14, 17 February 2016 (UTC)</div>108.162.237.91https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1644:_Stargazing&diff=1121551644: Stargazing2016-02-17T07:12:09Z<p>108.162.237.91: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1644<br />
| date = February 17, 2016<br />
| title = Stargazing<br />
| image = stargazing.png<br />
| titletext = Some of you may be thinking, 'But wait, isn't the brightest star in our sky the Sun?' I think that's a great question and you should totally ask it. On the infinite tree of possible conversations spread out before us, I think that's definitely the most promising branch.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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Comic explanation: The main speaker acts as though they are knowledgeable about stargazing and astronomy, but it is later revealed that they literally do not know the definition of "astronomer", so they almost certainly aren't one, and don't really know what they are talking about (although most of their statements appear to actually be correct).<br />
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Title Text explanation: Technically, Sirius is not the brightest star in our sky, the Sun is, but usually when talking about "stars" what people mean is "stars other than the Sun". Randall is being sarcastic, and pointing out that being pedantic about this is a waste of everyone's time, considering all the other things they could talk about.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]</div>108.162.237.91https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1644:_Stargazing&diff=1121531644: Stargazing2016-02-17T07:06:44Z<p>108.162.237.91: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1644<br />
| date = February 17, 2016<br />
| title = Stargazing<br />
| image = stargazing.png<br />
| titletext = Some of you may be thinking, 'But wait, isn't the brightest star in our sky the Sun?' I think that's a great question and you should totally ask it. On the infinite tree of possible conversations spread out before us, I think that's definitely the most promising branch.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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Tentative explanation: The main speaker acts as though they are knowledgeable about stargazing and astronomy, but it is later revealed that they literally do not know the definition of "astronomer", so they almost certainly aren't one, and don't really know what they are talking about (although most of their statements appear to actually be correct).<br />
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Title Text explanation: Technically, Sirius is not the brightest star in our sky, the Sun is, but usually when talking about "stars" what people mean is "stars other than the Sun". Randall is being sarcastic, and pointing out that being pedantic about this is a waste of everyone's time, considering all the other things they could talk about.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]</div>108.162.237.91https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1644:_Stargazing&diff=112152Talk:1644: Stargazing2016-02-17T07:01:44Z<p>108.162.237.91: </p>
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<div>?.. is this Brian Cox??? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.152.155|162.158.152.155]] 06:07, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I believe the title text may be referring to the fact that several people think that the sun is the brightest star simply because it's the closest to us, completely disregarding absolute magnitude? I'd change the explanation if I knew how. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.181|108.162.245.181]] 06:39, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
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The original statement in the comic is about which star is the brightest *in our sky*, i.e. most visible radiation per square meter hitting Earth, not the star with the most total radiation. You can change the explanation just by hitting the little edit button to the top right of the "Explanation" section.<br />
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.91|108.162.237.91]] 06:57, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I still don't get the main comic, unless its just situational comedy of someone acting like they know what they are talking about, when really they don't even know the meaning of the word "astronomer". [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.91|108.162.237.91]] 07:01, 17 February 2016 (UTC)</div>108.162.237.91https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1644:_Stargazing&diff=112151Talk:1644: Stargazing2016-02-17T06:57:17Z<p>108.162.237.91: </p>
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<div>?.. is this Brian Cox??? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.152.155|162.158.152.155]] 06:07, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
<br />
I believe the title text may be referring to the fact that several people think that the sun is the brightest star simply because it's the closest to us, completely disregarding absolute magnitude? I'd change the explanation if I knew how. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.181|108.162.245.181]] 06:39, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
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The original statement in the comic is about which star is the brightest *in our sky*, i.e. most visible radiation per square meter hitting Earth, not the star with the most total radiation. You can change the explanation just by hitting the little edit button to the top right of the "Explanation" section.<br />
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.91|108.162.237.91]] 06:57, 17 February 2016 (UTC)</div>108.162.237.91https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1644:_Stargazing&diff=112150Talk:1644: Stargazing2016-02-17T06:55:53Z<p>108.162.237.91: </p>
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<div>?.. is this Brian Cox??? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.152.155|162.158.152.155]] 06:07, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
<br />
I believe the title text may be referring to the fact that several people think that the sun is the brightest star simply because it's the closest to us, completely disregarding absolute magnitude? I'd change the explanation if I knew how. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.181|108.162.245.181]] 06:39, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
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The original statement in the comic is about which star is the brightest *in our sky*, i.e. most visible radiation per square meter hitting Earth, not the star with the most total radiation. You can change the explanation just by hitting the little edit button to the top right of the "Explanation" section.</div>108.162.237.91https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1644:_Stargazing&diff=1121491644: Stargazing2016-02-17T06:48:24Z<p>108.162.237.91: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1644<br />
| date = February 17, 2016<br />
| title = Stargazing<br />
| image = stargazing.png<br />
| titletext = Some of you may be thinking, 'But wait, isn't the brightest star in our sky the Sun?' I think that's a great question and you should totally ask it. On the infinite tree of possible conversations spread out before us, I think that's definitely the most promising branch.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
Title Text explanation: Technically, Sirius is not the brightest star in our sky, the Sun is, but usually when talking about "stars" what people mean is "stars other than the Sun". Randall is being sarcastic, and pointing out that being pedantic about this is a waste of everyone's time, considering all the other things they could talk about.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]</div>108.162.237.91https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1644:_Stargazing&diff=1121461644: Stargazing2016-02-17T06:30:08Z<p>108.162.237.91: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1644<br />
| date = February 17, 2016<br />
| title = Stargazing<br />
| image = stargazing.png<br />
| titletext = Some of you may be thinking, 'But wait, isn't the brightest star in our sky the Sun?' I think that's a great question and you should totally ask it. On the infinite tree of possible conversations spread out before us, I think that's definitely the most promising branch.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page.}}<br />
Title Text explanation: While it is technically correct that the sun is a star, being pedantic is a waste of everyone's time.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]</div>108.162.237.91https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1644:_Stargazing&diff=112145Talk:1644: Stargazing2016-02-17T06:27:44Z<p>108.162.237.91: </p>
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<div>?.. is this Brian Cox??? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.152.155|162.158.152.155]] 06:07, 17 February 2016 (UTC)</div>108.162.237.91https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1644:_Stargazing&diff=112144Talk:1644: Stargazing2016-02-17T06:26:33Z<p>108.162.237.91: </p>
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<div>?.. is this Brian Cox??? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.152.155|162.158.152.155]] 06:07, 17 February 2016 (UTC)<br />
The joke in the title text seems to be that being pedantic is a waste of everyone's time.</div>108.162.237.91