Fight for Pluto !, A Campaign to Reverse the Unjust Demotion |
Fight for Pluto !, A Campaign to Reverse the Unjust Demotion |
 Aug 24 2006, 08:24 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212  |
Dear Friends,
Today I am extremely dissapointed that the Pluto Demoters have triumphed. I respect their opinion, but disagree with it. I strongly agree with Alan Stern's statement calling it "absurd" that only 424 astronomers were allowed to vote, out of some 10,000 professional astronomers around the globe. This tiny group is clearly not at all representative by mathematics alone. I believe we should formulate a plan to overturn this unjust decision and return Pluto to full planetary status, and as the first member of a third catagory of planets, Xena being number two. Thus a total of 10 Planets in our Solar System Please respond if you agree that Pluto should be restored as a planet. ken Ken Kremer Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton Program Chairman |
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 Sep 26 2006, 09:25 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 26-September 06 From: New Jersey, USA Member No.: 1183 |
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I strongly object to the demotion of Pluto by a small group of scientists voting based on very narrow criteria. There is no way I will accept this decision. If children I know are taught in school that there are eight planets in our solar system, I will correct this misinformation and teach them that there are nine (at least). This is revisionist history that would make George Orwell proud. Pluto orbits the sun and has three moons. The requirement that its orbit be on the same plane as Earth's is just one more example of human arrogance. In the long run, I believe this decision will be overturned. In the meantime, please count me in as an advocate who will do whatever I can to restore Pluto's rightful place in our solar system. You can also view my blog posting "In Defense of Pluto" at http://laurele.livejournal.com |
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Sep 26 2006, 09:36 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
QUOTE (laurele @ Sep 26 2006, 10:25 PM)  to restore Pluto's rightful place in our solar system. It's not like anyone actually kicked Pluto out of our solar system or anything. Why don't you stand in defense of Ceres being reinstated as a planet, too? The decision to demote it could have also been considered "revisionist history". Why stop at Pluto? Why is it so special? -------------------- |
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Sep 26 2006, 09:53 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 26-September 06 From: New Jersey, USA Member No.: 1183 |
QUOTE (ugordan @ Sep 26 2006, 05:36 PM) It's not like anyone actually kicked Pluto out of our solar system or anything. Why don't you stand in defense of Ceres being reinstated as a planet, too? The decision to demote it could have also been considered "revisionist history". Why stop at Pluto? Why is it so special? I have no problem with Ceres being reinstated as a planet. In fact, I think the 12-planet scheme originally considered by the IAU is much more appropriate. |
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mars loon Fight for Pluto ! Aug 24 2006, 08:24 PM
Holder of the Two Leashes I'm in. Aug 24 2006, 08:37 PM volcanopele So am I. Aug 24 2006, 08:48 PM JRehling QUOTE (mars loon @ Aug 24 2006, 01:24 PM)... Aug 24 2006, 08:49 PM
David QUOTE (JRehling @ Aug 24 2006, 08:49 PM) ... Aug 24 2006, 09:00 PM
Stephen QUOTE (JRehling @ Aug 24 2006, 08:49 PM) ... Aug 25 2006, 09:22 AM Ames QUOTE (Stephen @ Aug 25 2006, 10:22 AM) Y... Aug 25 2006, 11:10 AM Stephen QUOTE (Ames @ Aug 25 2006, 11:10 AM) Ok t... Aug 25 2006, 11:50 AM DonPMitchell I agree, this is an arbitrary ruling by a small su... Aug 24 2006, 09:05 PM Planet X At any rate, I'm in! What if it turns out... Aug 24 2006, 09:19 PM mars loon QUOTE (Planet X @ Aug 24 2006, 09:19 PM) ... Aug 24 2006, 10:18 PM Jyril QUOTE (mars loon @ Aug 25 2006, 01:18 AM)... Aug 24 2006, 10:58 PM tedstryk This could really get messy if they find a Pluto-t... Aug 24 2006, 10:20 PM Alan Stern Poll at chicagotribune.com...
Do you agree with t... Aug 24 2006, 10:32 PM Jyril QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Aug 25 2006, 01:32 AM... Aug 24 2006, 11:03 PM mars loon QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Aug 24 2006, 10:32 PM... Aug 24 2006, 11:48 PM dilo I fully understand Alan is hungry, but, apart hist... Aug 25 2006, 08:16 AM chris QUOTE (dilo @ Aug 25 2006, 09:16 AM) I fu... Aug 25 2006, 08:35 AM dilo QUOTE (chris @ Aug 25 2006, 09:35 AM) Did... Aug 25 2006, 10:00 AM djellison QUOTE (dilo @ Aug 25 2006, 09:16 AM) NEO ... Aug 25 2006, 08:49 AM JRehling QUOTE (dilo @ Aug 25 2006, 01:16 AM) I fu... Aug 25 2006, 03:32 PM David QUOTE (JRehling @ Aug 25 2006, 03:32 PM) ... Aug 25 2006, 03:58 PM David QUOTE (DonPMitchell @ Aug 24 2006, 09:05 ... Aug 24 2006, 09:44 PM Jyril If you don't like Pluto's demotion, consid... Aug 24 2006, 09:10 PM Decepticon I for one cheered when I heard the news!
I su... Aug 25 2006, 12:30 AM David If it had been up to me, personally, to make a dec... Aug 25 2006, 03:10 AM alan I would have been happy with either of the possibi... Aug 25 2006, 03:28 AM Myran Science isnt something that you can start a politi... Aug 25 2006, 03:42 AM tedstryk QUOTE (Myran @ Aug 25 2006, 03:42 AM) Sci... Aug 25 2006, 04:18 AM Betelgeuze Im in!
I dont mind if Pluto is a dwarf planet... Aug 25 2006, 05:09 AM JRehling C - ommittee to
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P ... Aug 25 2006, 05:45 AM djellison The classification of Pluto as non-planetary doesn... Aug 25 2006, 08:11 AM djellison Truth be told - I think we should be fighting for ... Aug 25 2006, 10:12 AM Jyril QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 25 2006, 01:12 PM)... Aug 25 2006, 12:00 PM djellison QUOTE (Jyril @ Aug 25 2006, 01:00 PM) Acc... Aug 25 2006, 12:11 PM David QUOTE (Jyril @ Aug 25 2006, 12:00 PM) The... Aug 25 2006, 12:26 PM Patteroast The two results I was hoping for were either a def... Aug 25 2006, 11:09 AM Stephen Too many of the elements in the IAU's definiti... Aug 25 2006, 11:23 AM dilo advice: this post is OT here! sorry for this..... Aug 25 2006, 08:26 PM Jyril I have no problems with the "orbital dominanc... Aug 25 2006, 12:28 PM odave Jupiter: "Dangit, I was just about to become... Aug 25 2006, 04:00 PM David Radicalized pro-Plutonians may find this site amus... Aug 26 2006, 05:15 PM mars loon QUOTE (David @ Aug 26 2006, 05:15 PM) Rad... Aug 26 2006, 08:50 PM volcanopele QUOTE (David @ Aug 26 2006, 10:15 AM) Rad... Aug 26 2006, 09:44 PM vexgizmo QUOTE (David @ Aug 26 2006, 10:15 AM) Rad... Aug 29 2006, 05:53 AM karolp QUOTE (vexgizmo @ Aug 29 2006, 07:53 AM) ... Aug 30 2006, 01:46 PM mars loon QUOTE (karolp @ Aug 30 2006, 01:46 PM) Th... Sep 2 2006, 01:42 PM karolp If I were a US scientist I would put forward a pet... Sep 2 2006, 02:40 PM tedstryk QUOTE (mars loon @ Sep 2 2006, 01:42 PM) ... Sep 13 2006, 09:45 PM marsman Here is a news article from CNN about an actual pr... Sep 2 2006, 04:21 PM volcanopele Even the California Legislature is now weighing in... Sep 7 2006, 08:12 PM odave Now that is an excellent example of government in ... Sep 8 2006, 12:17 PM Greg Hullender volcanopele: Aren't you worried that it suppor... Sep 9 2006, 04:05 AM DonPMitchell The last issue of Nature has an article about the ... Sep 9 2006, 05:15 AM gpurcell Absolutely, it was a political hatchet job from st... Sep 13 2006, 06:58 AM Sedna Even when discovered, it was doubted that Pluto wa... Sep 14 2006, 10:48 PM JRehling QUOTE (Sedna @ Sep 14 2006, 03:48 PM) Eve... Sep 15 2006, 04:41 AM Rob Pinnegar QUOTE (JRehling @ Sep 14 2006, 10:41 PM) ... Sep 15 2006, 06:00 AM dilo QUOTE (JRehling @ Sep 15 2006, 04:41 AM) ... Sep 15 2006, 09:22 AM ngunn Nice diagram, but what is the object that appears ... Sep 15 2006, 10:28 AM dilo QUOTE (ngunn @ Sep 15 2006, 10:28 AM) Nic... Sep 15 2006, 11:20 AM ljk4-1 What is really amazing is that - as far as 2000 OO... Sep 15 2006, 01:44 PM ngunn QUOTE (dilo @ Sep 15 2006, 12:20 PM) Good... Sep 15 2006, 02:18 PM dilo I have same suspect, ngunn... considerng also the ... Sep 17 2006, 03:59 PM Jyril Based on various comments on blogs and such, I got... Sep 14 2006, 11:21 PM dvandorn QUOTE (Jyril @ Sep 14 2006, 06:21 PM) But... Sep 15 2006, 02:05 AM ugordan QUOTE (laurele @ Sep 26 2006, 10:53 PM) I... Sep 26 2006, 09:55 PM laurele QUOTE (ugordan @ Sep 26 2006, 05:55 PM) T... Sep 27 2006, 04:12 AM ugordan The way I see it you're pushing for a petition... Sep 27 2006, 06:58 AM laurele I did not create this petition, and I am not pushi... Sep 27 2006, 03:47 PM Kevin Heider QUOTE (laurele @ Sep 27 2006, 08:47 AM) I... Sep 27 2006, 07:09 PM laurele [quote name='Kevin Heider' post='70120... Sep 27 2006, 07:29 PM Kevin Heider laurele: Why can't there be a subcategory of p... Sep 27 2006, 10:19 PM laurele If we find only one object (as large as Mars) in t... Sep 29 2006, 11:19 PM Sedna QUOTE (ugordan @ Sep 27 2006, 08:58 AM) T... Sep 29 2006, 11:53 PM laurele QUOTE (Sedna @ Sep 29 2006, 07:53 PM) Goo... Sep 30 2006, 12:40 AM Sedna QUOTE (laurele @ Sep 30 2006, 02:40 AM) I... Sep 30 2006, 01:16 AM laurele So do I, as a minor planet or such maybe...
The au... Sep 30 2006, 05:00 AM Sedna QUOTE (laurele @ Sep 30 2006, 07:00 AM) T... Oct 1 2006, 02:19 AM JRehling QUOTE (Sedna @ Sep 30 2006, 07:19 PM) A s... Oct 1 2006, 05:04 AM Sedna Teens and children here, Spain, are fortunately be... Sep 26 2006, 09:37 PM djellison This thread is getting overly heated ( as it was o... Oct 1 2006, 07:20 AM Greg Hullender Since Mike Brown, discoverer of the erstwhile ... Oct 1 2006, 08:29 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Oct 1 2006, 08:29... Oct 1 2006, 08:57 PM Kevin Heider QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Oct 1 2006, 01:57 PM)... Oct 3 2006, 08:51 AM Greg Hullender Thanks Alan. That was great! (Except for the... Oct 2 2006, 05:37 AM MahFL Well I still think of Pluto as a planet, small, co... Oct 2 2006, 11:12 AM Alan Stern QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Oct 2 2006, 05:37... Oct 2 2006, 11:53 AM SFJCody QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Oct 2 2006, 12:53 PM)... Oct 2 2006, 02:09 PM Greg Hullender What is the boundary on the ability of a planet to... Oct 2 2006, 02:23 PM JRehling QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Oct 2 2006, 07:23... Oct 2 2006, 09:08 PM Kevin Heider What would happen if we took Jupiter (as it is tod... Oct 2 2006, 09:12 PM Bart QUOTE (Kevin Heider @ Oct 2 2006, 02:12 P... Oct 3 2006, 12:11 AM Superstring QUOTE Heider: Mars in orbit around Jupiter. Titan ... Oct 3 2006, 02:17 PM JRehling To one and (almost) all:
This planet definition i... Oct 3 2006, 03:24 PM |
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