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<p>Mariachiband49: Initial explanation</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2469<br /> | date = May 28, 2021<br /> | title = Astronomy Status Board<br /> | image = astronomy_status_board.png<br /> | titletext = Junior astronomers hate getting put on board update duty, but someone's gotta make sure that stuff is still up there.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a JUNIOR ASTRONOMER. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> Ponytail is staring at the sky on a telescope while Cueball is operating a checklist, visible on a screen.<br /> <br /> Since they are junior astronomers, they appear to have been tasked with simply verifying whether normal celestial objects are still present in the sky.<br /> <br /> This is likely a reference to the many &quot;status boards&quot; for online services ([https://portal.office.com/ServiceStatus example], [https://status.cloud.google.com/ another example]). The joke is that it would be funny if there was a status board to check that all the celestial bodies are still there, even though anyone could just look at the sky to verify for themselves without referencing such a status board.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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