"Pluto is dead" - Mike Brown, It's official |
"Pluto is dead" - Mike Brown, It's official |
Aug 24 2006, 01:58 PM
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Aug 24 2006, 04:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 648 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Subotica Member No.: 384 |
Well, I'm personaly not very happy about losing Pluto as planet but at least I can say that I have saw all 8 planets with my 4,5" telescope...
I'm just guesing what size asteroid (or whatever) has to be to be planet...because when Pluto was discovered it was thought it is 6000 km in diameter, and that would be a planet! -------------------- The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
Jules H. Poincare My "Astrophotos" gallery on flickr... |
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Aug 24 2006, 04:26 PM
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B)--> Well, I'm personaly not very happy about losing Pluto as planet but at least I can say that I have saw all 8 planets with my 4,5" telescope... [/quote] Yeah! I will add that I saw all of them in one night, and I made the observations of increasing distance from the Sun, with the Moon inserted into the sequence. Had to stay up mighty late to do it. |
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Aug 24 2006, 05:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
I will add that I saw all of them in one night... ...and I'm relieved that I don't have to try for "Xena" now - can't afford that kind of equipment! -------------------- --O'Dave
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Aug 24 2006, 05:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 540 Joined: 25-October 05 From: California Member No.: 535 |
...and I'm relieved that I don't have to try for "Xena" now - can't afford that kind of equipment! All I can say is... The New Horizons website will have a couple of revising to do... -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
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