Fight for Pluto !, A Campaign to Reverse the Unjust Demotion Options

[mars loon]

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

[Alan Stern]

And this news note from the front:

Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:12:50 -0500
From: "Cheng, Andy"
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Cc: "EXT Stern, Alan"
Subject: FW: Clay Center Pluto Program
Parts/Attachments:
1.1 OK ~218 lines Text
1.2 Shown ~390 lines Text
2 OK 241 KB Application, "Great Pluto Debate format.pdf"
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FYI -- I participated in this event on Feb 4 (Super Bowl Sunday).

Attendance was about 200 people. A vote was taken at the end by show of hands, and our side (Pluto
is and should be a planet) appeared to be the winner. Owen Gingerich was the moderator, Kelly
Beatty announced that he was neutral, and the other side was led by Brian Marsden and Gareth
Williams. (An organizer) said that he changed his mind (to our side) after the debate.

Cheers, Andy

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