24.Aug.2006 at 5:55 pm | hso
Good ol’ Pluto
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I am experiencing a lot I thought would never happen “in my lifetime�, like the religious war or global warming, but I was always reassured that at least things outside of our control would remain a constant and that we (humans) can mend our ways and everything will be alright. Not quite so.
Today scientists in Czech Republic declared that Pluto, the tiny one, is no longer a Planet! As an hobbyist astronomer, I have spent many nights peeking through my cheap telescope in hopes of catching a glimpse of worlds beyond Earth, I have, I must say, seen all but two (Uranus and Pluto), but with this recent change, I have all but one to worry.Â
I am not going to argue if Pluto deserves to be called a planet, I will save it for some other time, but for me, it is that fascinating object I could never see and that intriguing celestial object that religiously goes round and round the sun without the least worry about warming. I don’t care what the Czech’s think, for me, Pluto is still a planet.
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I just read on another blog that only about 300 of a possible 2,500 astronomers voted on the planetary definition proposal. Maybe they’ll have another go at it, given the way the public is reacting.