Astronomy 210, Spring Semester 2009
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard in lecture during a clicker question on apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude, and distance.)
Instructor: "...so how far away is Canopus [can-o-PUS] from the Earth?"
(Beat.)
Instructor: "I mean, Canopus [KAH-no-pis]. Because Canopus [can-o-PUS] sounds kind of gross."
Students: (Chortle.)
Esprit d'escalier:
Instructor: "In astronomy, if it sounds wrong when you pronounce something, you're pronouncing something wrong."
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