mourn the loss of Pluto as a planet

Saw this on digg and thought I’d share it. Poor Pluto indeed.

Even though I’ve come to terms with the loss of Pluto, I still get sad when I read a book written prior to this decision. It pains me to hear of this “planet” Pluto. What planet, I think bitterly to myself. Pluto was robbed of that title. What a shame!

Here’s an article about Pluto possibly becoming a planet once again…

Also click on this link if you want to see Mercury cross in front of the sun today (Transit of the Sun).

From http://www.wikipedia.org

Following the aftermath of the Pluto renaming controversy, Bill Nye came out and said that he agreed with the change.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Screw the IAU Pluto! Don’t let those other planets bully you around, you are just as good as they are.

continual process.

pluto with plutos… oh you shall be missed! and now alllll the schools have to update their science texts… oh my! my shelf is filled with bogus scientific information! whatever shall i do?!!!

For those who didn’t see Paolo’scomment , here’s an article on possible backlash from the scientific community.

On a lighter note, some thoughts on the astrological repercussions, or lack thereof.

The schools will have to buy new textbooks, maps, and models. Some teachers will be behind the times and not realize that it has changed until one of her students tells her, and even then she might not understand her mistake. In terms of my own day to day life, it isn’t going to be a huge difference.

At the conference, the guy who made the announcement did say that in a few billion years astronomers will reclassify Pluto as a planet. Hooray!