Re: xkcd: Sun Avoidance

On 12/26/2024 3:57 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:

In article <vkkf06$34sri$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

xkcd: Sun Avoidance
    https://www.xkcd.com/3029/
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“The comic shows the end of a table of human missions, both terrestrial
and space-based, ranked by how far they stayed away from the Sun.”
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“This comic was posted the day after December 24, 2024, when the Parker
Solar Probe made its closest approach to the Sun. As a result, it has
set a new record for the worst failure in solar avoidance. This mission
needs to be really close to the Sun so it can make close-up analysis of
its corona and magnetic field. It has been engineered with special solar
shields to protect it from the extreme heat and radiation.”
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Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3029:_Sun_Avoidance
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Lynn
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      "North," murmured the captain. "North."

What book is that ?  Please it is not a book about a whale.
Lynn