[z3n]

I feel like astronomers ought to be able to debunk this rather easily

[SunkenCiv]

I think the drug addict dropout running the slushie machine ought to be able to, too.

[Louis Foxwell]

I feel like astronomers ought to be able to debunk this rather easily

That too was my initial reaction. On a completely different level, documentation from this era is scant. Lacking hard evidence any number of hypothesis are tenable. Were the great unwashed masses living naked and afraid? They could be again if matters continue as they are.