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Offline Conan The Librarian

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Put on your plastic Spock ears...
« on: February 26, 2013, 01:45:46 AM »
Pluto's new moon is going to be named Vulcan, after influence by Star Trek fans, and Leonard Nimoy.
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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2013, 02:58:19 AM »
 :)  Howdy! Live long and prosper!
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Re: Put on your plastic Spock ears...
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2013, 03:35:23 AM »
  I"M there !
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« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2013, 03:38:26 AM »
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Re: Put on your plastic Spock ears...
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2013, 12:30:12 PM »
They are telling us it is NOT a planet but it can have moons?????????????????????????????????
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Re: Put on your plastic Spock ears...
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2013, 02:53:49 PM »
Hey, wait a second.  I thought Pluto was no longer a planet.  Can an asteroid (or whatever they're calling it now, have a "moon")?
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Re: Put on your plastic Spock ears...
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2013, 02:54:28 PM »
Dang, dakotashooter, you're post popped up while I was typing.  How is that possible?  The times on each show yours was two hours earlier.  Strange.
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Re: Put on your plastic Spock ears...
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2013, 03:08:22 PM »
Asteroids can have moons also.
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« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2013, 04:09:37 PM »
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Asteroids can have moons also.
         Not according to any definition I've read.  They all indicate that a moon is a planetary satellite.
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« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2013, 04:12:44 PM »
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Asteroids can have moons also.
         Not according to any definition I've read.  They all indicate that a moon is a planetary satellite.

Do a little more research.  I wasn't always hustling pool and drinking beer when I was in college.
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« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2013, 04:14:57 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2013, 04:22:17 PM »
I try to not rely on wiki.  Webster's for me.  A few others I've looked at indicate the same (a planetary satellite).       1
 
 
a often capitalized : the earth's natural satellite that shines by the sun's reflected light, revolves about the earth from west to east in about 291⁄2 days with reference to the sun or about 271⁄3 days with reference to the stars, and has a diameter of 2160 miles (3475 kilometers), a mean distance from the earth of about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers), and a mass about one eightieth that of the earth —usually used with the  b : one complete moon cycle consisting of four phases  c : satellite 2; specifically : a natural satellite of a planet
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« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2013, 04:27:10 PM »
I agree on wiki. However,this time it happens to agree with my astronomy prof.(many moons ago).
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« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2013, 04:29:07 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2013, 04:38:16 PM »
I never took an astronomy class, so I'll just bow to your greater training in that matter.
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« Reply #15 on: February 27, 2013, 04:41:27 PM »
Quote from: Casull on February 27, 2013, 04:38:16 PM
I never took an astronomy class, so I'll just bow to your greater training in that matter.

It was an elective........no great training, but a fun class.
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