Astronomy SHOULD be fun!
(If you are listening closely, you will hear Salman say we have 9 planets in our solar system. FYI: I went to grad school with Salman - we knew Clyde Tombaugh (discovered Pluto) very well. Some habits die hard.)
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.that's the trouble with science, it gets updated, not like reigion
magicwatch
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May 5, 2018
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Not “trouble”... “marvelous”
Clyde knew about the debate surrounding Pluto's classification. at the time, it was believed that Eris was slightly bigger than Pluto. It is not. Still, there are lots of Plutoids / dwarf planets out there and the line had to be drawn somewhere. Looking forward to MU69 flyby on January 1, 2019!!
AstroLou
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Apr 24, 2018
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It is fun❣
There's lots of cool stuff floating around up there ?
Emme
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Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus
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