Cartoon from an old New Yorker magazine shows two aliens in a flying saucer. One says to the other: "I hope my address to the American Astronomical Society will bring us the credibility we've been seeking." The American Astronomical Society is the professional organization of astronomer in the U.S.

This coming weekend the summer meeting of the American Astronomical Society #AAS starts. If the administration's budget is passed by Congress, the science of #astronomy will be decimated in the U.S.
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Peanuts cartoon: Lucy doesn't think there are people in outer space, because if there were, they must certainly would have tried to contact HER!

Another fun Peanuts cartoon that I have shown in class, highlighting some of the vanity and narcissism that people bring to UFO stories and thoughts of life elsewhere
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Peanuts cartoon: After looking at the stars, Charlie Brown says, "Let's go inside and watch television; I'm beginning to feel insignificant."

I'd show this cartoon on the 1st day of class, & tell students that, in fact, the study of astronomy will allow them to celebrate all that we small creatures have managed to learn about the universe.
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Peanuts: Snoopy used to worry about spiders on the Moon, however the astronauts discovered there weren't any.

Another fun Peanuts cartoon that I enjoyed putting on exams that covered the Moon.

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Peanuts Cartoon: Space is too large, the whole solar system needs readjusting. What can we, as individuals, do?

Another fun Peanuts astronomy cartoon that I used in my classes. Seems to also have an oblique connection with our politics.
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Peanuts cartoon: How many stars? 365, one for each day of the year. We live in what is known as an orderly universe.

Another great Peanuts cartoon about astronomy. When I taught introductory astronomy, I always tried to cheer up my students with a cartoon like this on each exam.
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Cartoon: Fish in a bowl saying: Somewhere out there in the universe there :must be other bowls with just like us in them.

A cartoon I like to show when I am discussing #SETI and #lifeelsewhere in my introductory classes.

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