Fred Derf Veteran Posted August 24, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 24, 2006 Don't forget Gabriel, can't have Xena without her. :D Actually Michael Brown wanted to name Xena's moon Gabrielle too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted August 24, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 24, 2006 And he didn't? pfft, what kind of Astronomer/geek is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted August 24, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 24, 2006 And he didn't? pfft, what kind of Astronomer/geek is he? Maybe this explains it? :p http://www.exo.net/michaelb/gogirl/gogirl.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Boy, the Plutonians are going to be insulted over this. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdesmus Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 That is really kinda funny in a very strange way. It's weird when something that you just kinda take as a constant is drastically changed. It'd be similar to something like "Oh, well we decided South America wasn't really a continent anymore." ...it's just weird to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 nno NOT a pluto, anything but a pluto {/sarcasm} I guess we all will turn stupid now because we dont know all the planets of universe, oh wait did we ever did anyway :sleep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izlude Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Maybe Pluto was originally Neptune's moon, but somehow got tossed off and now has it's irregular orbit around the sun. Poor Pluto :( but I long to see the day where those two crash into each other. I mean really, look how their orbits overlap each other. It's positively wacky! Ooh speaking of funnies, if you play gyruss on the NES, they put Pluto before Neptune in the diagram. I guess it's because of their alignment at the time they made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony-inpo Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Did anyone see the horizon program on this? that was very interesting - you might be able to grab it at bbc.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayF1 Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Maybe Pluto was originally Neptune's moon, but somehow got tossed off and now has it's irregular orbit around the sun. Poor Pluto :( but I long to see the day where those two crash into each other. I mean really, look how their orbits overlap each other. It's positively wacky! Ooh speaking of funnies, if you play gyruss on the NES, they put Pluto before Neptune in the diagram. I guess it's because of their alignment at the time they made it. Dont forget orbits are 3D aswell its not just as simple as the 2D charts we see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePitt Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 :blink: yesterday 'we' have Pluto as planet, and today no. Maybe tomorrow comeback as planet. Who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawx Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 So what to do with all the outdated school textbooks and magazines and all the millions of documents with PLANET PLUTO in them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 So what to do with all the outdated school textbooks and magazines and all the millions of documents with PLANET PLUTO in them? Buy new ones, problem solved. It's not rocket science, it's astronomy :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 YES! FINALLY! Pluto never belonged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted August 24, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 24, 2006 Dont forget orbits are 3D aswell its not just as simple as the 2D charts we see I understood that all of the real planets do orbit the sun on the same 2D plane. Pluto's orbit, however, is titled off from the standard 2D plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 My daughter won't like this. Steve from Blue's Clues taught her the planets, and Pluto was in the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izlude Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) I understood that all of the real planets do orbit the sun on the same 2D plane. Pluto's orbit, however, is titled off from the standard 2D plane. ... could they still crash though? :woot: edit: oh wait... they can't :( http://physics.ucsd.edu/students/courses/f...collide%3F' it says here that an orbital resonance between the two keeps them from ever colliding. Edited August 24, 2006 by Izlude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadz0 Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 by the new definition they created, wouldn't Neptune also fall under the category of "Dwarf Planet"? It hasn't cleared its area around its orbit, pluto is still going to cross its orbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted August 25, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 25, 2006 by the new definition they created, wouldn't Neptune also fall under the category of "Dwarf Planet"? It hasn't cleared its area around its orbit, pluto is still going to cross its orbit. Nepture is a gas giant and it has a stable and circular orbit. Hailey's Comet crosses the orbit of many planets but that doesn't invalidate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimSage Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 heh, the end to our solar system is now uranus. Actually he is/was right MVEMJSNUP is what a lot of us were taught to help us remember the order of the planets, mercury venus earth mars jupiter saturn neptune uranus pluto But then it was determined that Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto sometimes change their orbital patterns...god I feel old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted August 25, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 25, 2006 Actually he is/was right MVEMJSNUP is what a lot of us were taught to help us remember the order of the planets, mercury venus earth mars jupiter saturn neptune uranus pluto But then it was determined that Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto sometimes change their orbital patterns...god I feel old... MVEMJSUNP = My Very Enormous Monster Just Sucked Up Nine Planets How do you get Neptune coming before Uranus? Wikipedia obviously doesn't agree with you. I think you just misremembered your jingle. Pluto is the only one with a weird orbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony-inpo Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 @ GrimSage - Fred Derf is right, Neptune is now the last planet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurë Veteran Posted August 25, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 25, 2006 I understood that all of the real planets do orbit the sun on the same 2D plane. Pluto's orbit, however, is titled off from the standard 2D plane. This is what I always thought... and I always remembered the planets as... My Very Economical Mother Just Sat Under Nine Planets I don't care too much about Pluto being kicked out, it couldn't pay it's membership fees anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashy Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Meh. Why change something that ain't broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted August 25, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 25, 2006 MVEMJSUNP = My Very Enormous Monster Just Sucked Up Nine Planets How do you get Neptune coming before Uranus? Wikipedia obviously doesn't agree with you. I think you just misremembered your jingle. Pluto is the only one with a weird orbit. My Very Enormous Monster Just Sucked Up Nine Nine what? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted August 25, 2006 Veteran Share Posted August 25, 2006 My Very Enormous Monster Just Sucked Up Nine Nine what? :unsure: Nancy. My Very Enormous Monster Just Sucked Up Nancy. I could make an x-rated one involving Nathan but I will resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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