HAL-9000
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HAL-9000 is the artificial intelligence that runs the Discovery space ship in the movies 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: The Year We Make Contact. It also makes an appearance in the Arthur C. Clarke's book 2061: Odyssey Three.
Have you ever noticed that H + 1 is I, A + 1 is B and L + 1 is M?
Astronomers generally love the movie 2001, so HAL references are not unheard of in astronomy circles. But the real reason for this entry is to pose this thought experiment:
HAL 9000 and Hoag's Object, separated at birth?
...and what about V838 Mon?
