There was, however, ONE picture of Planet X by an astronomical observatory

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The above photo was done -- DELIBERATELY -- by the UCLA astronomy department. The basketball hung in front of their camera after this picture below sparked a lot of "OMG!!! IT'S REALLY PLANET X!!!" hysteria and Nancy Lieder posting it to her website as Proof Of Planet X by Astronomers.

The astronomers tried answering all the email, and in disgust, finally took the above tactic.

Here's the photo that sparked the hysteria -- along with the astronomy department's explaination.




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[Edited on 1-6-2003 by Byrd]

Everything has been made so much clearer...

I thought the photo very concisely summed up the attitude of ALL the skywatchers -- pro and amateur.