Comments on: I’m on Coast to Coast AM tonight http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:27:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: PLUTO IS NOT A PLANET http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-19037 PLUTO IS NOT A PLANET Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:15:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/#comment-19037 Kaptain K, I reconize that I made... to many typos in that blog. Earth should be changed into the Sun, and many more gramatical and scientific errors. Thanks for catching that! But I still think Pluto should not be called a planet. as for your number 1 reason, I have to say... Is that the best you can come up with?!? Jeez, a 5 year old could do better.... ;) Kaptain K, I reconize that I made… to many typos in that blog. Earth should be changed into the Sun, and many more gramatical and scientific errors.

Thanks for catching that! But I still think Pluto should not be called a planet. as for your number 1 reason, I have to say… Is that the best you can come up with?!? Jeez, a 5 year old could do better….
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]]> By: Kaptain K http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-19036 Kaptain K Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:31:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/#comment-19036 "A planet should be bigger then Mercury and a planet should have some sort of atmosphere." By your definition, Mercury is not a planet, since: 1) Mercury is NOT bigger than Mercury (duh). and 2) Mercury does not have an atmosphere. FWIW - Pluto does have an atmosphere. “A planet should be bigger then Mercury and a planet should have some sort of atmosphere.”

By your definition, Mercury is not a planet, since:

1) Mercury is NOT bigger than Mercury (duh).

and

2) Mercury does not have an atmosphere.

FWIW – Pluto does have an atmosphere.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-19035 The Bad Astronomer Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:28:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/#comment-19035 Kit, it's complicated and to do it right would take me two or three thousand words. I don't have time right now for it. But with the IAU about to make an announcement, it's maybe time I did. I'll see what I can do. Kit, it’s complicated and to do it right would take me two or three thousand words. I don’t have time right now for it. But with the IAU about to make an announcement, it’s maybe time I did. I’ll see what I can do.

]]> By: kit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-19034 kit Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:16:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/#comment-19034 Phil, "...The real question is, what’s a planet? And that’s far more than I can tackle in a simple blog entry… " Why not? Voice your opinion. Make it into several entries if you'd like (and find time for it). Phil,
“…The real question is, what’s a planet? And that’s far more than I can tackle in a simple blog entry… ”

Why not? Voice your opinion. Make it into several entries if you’d like (and find time for it).

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-19033 Gary Ansorge Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:39:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/#comment-19033 Hmmm, planets, moons, planatismals,,,just raw material for space colonies and satellite power systems. The only REAL planet is the one with life on it. All the rest are just rocks! GAry 7 Hmmm, planets, moons, planatismals,,,just raw material for space colonies and satellite power systems. The only REAL planet is the one with life on it. All the rest are just rocks!

GAry 7

]]> By: Sticks http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-19032 Sticks Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:14:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/#comment-19032 Is there anyway I can hear this without having to register for more spam and paying for that privilage Is there anyway I can hear this without having to register for more spam and paying for that privilage

]]> By: Liam http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/comment-page-1/#comment-19031 Liam Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:08:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/14/im-on-coast-to-coast-am-tonight/#comment-19031 This is strange.. Why are we reconsidering what a planet is in the light of the discovery that there are many pluto-like objects way out there in strange orbits? Aren't they just strange little planets too? That'd be way cool :) This is strange.. Why are we reconsidering what a planet is in the light of the discovery that there are many pluto-like objects way out there in strange orbits? Aren’t they just strange little planets too? That’d be way cool :)

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