[_] [OT] That darn Pluto no longer planet
Laura Griffiths
laura.griffiths at gmail.com
Thu Aug 24 17:18:27 BST 2006
On 8/24/06, Oliver Humpage <oliver at watershed.co.uk> wrote:
> on 24/8/06 5:10 pm, Andy Davies at dajdavies at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Some people have way to much time on their hands
>
> Me, or the IAU? :)
>
> > - why does it matter whether Pluto's a planet or not?
>
> Actually, if you don't care much for astronomy, it's probably a good thing:
> if the original proposal had gone through, there'd have been a new planet
> announced on the news pretty much every week from now on...
>
> I, however, do care for astronomy, and thought a few others round here might
> too. I've ammended the subject line accordingly.
hehehehe! I dont care much for astronomy (as you well know Oliver!)
but I did read the story a few days back and wondered what the end
result would be. I also found the Pluton thing quite amusing too.
Laura
> on 24/8/06 5:10 pm, Andy Davies at dajdavies at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Some people have way to much time on their hands
>
> Me, or the IAU? :)
>
> > - why does it matter whether Pluto's a planet or not?
>
> Actually, if you don't care much for astronomy, it's probably a good thing:
> if the original proposal had gone through, there'd have been a new planet
> announced on the news pretty much every week from now on...
>
> I, however, do care for astronomy, and thought a few others round here might
> too. I've ammended the subject line accordingly.
hehehehe! I dont care much for astronomy (as you well know Oliver!)
but I did read the story a few days back and wondered what the end
result would be. I also found the Pluton thing quite amusing too.
Laura