[hussong]

(Next moon landing I hope the mission lays down an enormous silver blanket that can be seen by amateur astronomers and ordinary people are encouraged to come out and look through a 'scope for themselves!)

OT, the old moon landing joke comes to mind:

  Astronaut: “Houston, we have a problem.”
  Houston: “What?”
  Astronaut: “The Russians painted the moon red!”
  Houston: “Well, do you guys have white paint with you?”
  Astronaut: “Yes. Why?”
  Houston: “Write Coca-Cola on it.”