Destiny's Child:
Me, in a suit, on television...
The Daily Show, in Dec 2002,
back when they used to do real fake news instead of serious commentary and analysis
The camera does add about ten million solar masses...
I lost my copy of the press video (this is taken from a rather fun NASA Space Science Update conference). Was amused and gratified to see it appear in tDS archives.
Maybe the first time most of my family has seen me in a suit since my cousin's wedding...
I have vague memories they showed another clip of me laughing, intercut with Gunther looking embarrassed, need to browse some more.
Oh, yeah, here's like the actual science and stuff - it was a Chandra press release on NGC 6244.
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