Comments on: Xena no more! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/ 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. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:30:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Deek Peasley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/comment-page-2/#comment-175153 Deek Peasley Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:18:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/#comment-175153 I was very dissapointed that those boring, old woodheads at IAU didn't choose the name Xena for the planet (yes planet) and Gabrielle for the moon. Eris is just plain boring. Personally, I will always refer to the planet as Xena, in fact I'm constantly replacing the name Eris with Xena on all maps and documents in my computer. As for Pluto, I still regard it as a planet too. The only reason to downgrade Pluto was probably French jealousy that the Americans discovered Pluto and the French didn't. I was very dissapointed that those boring, old woodheads at IAU didn’t choose the name Xena for the planet (yes planet) and Gabrielle for the moon. Eris is just plain boring.

Personally, I will always refer to the planet as Xena, in fact I’m constantly replacing the name Eris with Xena on all maps and documents in my computer.

As for Pluto, I still regard it as a planet too. The only reason to downgrade Pluto was probably French jealousy that the Americans discovered Pluto and the French didn’t.

]]> By: Xena, warrior … dwarf planet? | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/comment-page-2/#comment-168827 Xena, warrior … dwarf planet? | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:01:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/#comment-168827 [...] Tongue in cheek, he and his team nicknamed the planet Xena. When a moon was discovered, of course they named it Gabrielle. Eventually, once the orbit was properly determined, the IAU gave Mike the right to name them officially, so he went with Eris and Dysnomia. [...] [...] Tongue in cheek, he and his team nicknamed the planet Xena. When a moon was discovered, of course they named it Gabrielle. Eventually, once the orbit was properly determined, the IAU gave Mike the right to name them officially, so he went with Eris and Dysnomia. [...]

]]> By: Jim Holder http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/comment-page-2/#comment-167836 Jim Holder Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:47:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/#comment-167836 You might find this interesting: www.exospection.org You might find this interesting: http://www.exospection.org

]]> By: angela http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/comment-page-2/#comment-153281 angela Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:08:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/#comment-153281 They should of kept it as Xena. But the lawlessness reference is fine. They should of kept it as Xena. But the lawlessness reference is fine.

]]> By: david http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/comment-page-2/#comment-20586 david Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:43:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/#comment-20586 you make everything so wonderful you do a very good job with everything you always be the best you make everything so wonderful you do a very good job with everything you always be the best

]]> By: david http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/comment-page-2/#comment-20585 david Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:41:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/#comment-20585 there nothing about pluto in september 2006 there nothing about pluto in september 2006

]]> By: Astrolink [Global Edition] » News: Eris more massive than Pluto! | Latest astronomy news in 11 languages http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/comment-page-2/#comment-20584 Astrolink [Global Edition] » News: Eris more massive than Pluto! | Latest astronomy news in 11 languages Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:49:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/13/xena-no-more/#comment-20584 [...] orbit of its moon Dysnomia (remember when they were called Xena and Gabrielle? Man, I’m glad they changed the names). By seeing how long it takes the moon to orbit Eris, the mass of Eris can be found. Mike Brown [...] [...] orbit of its moon Dysnomia (remember when they were called Xena and Gabrielle? Man, I’m glad they changed the names). By seeing how long it takes the moon to orbit Eris, the mass of Eris can be found. Mike Brown [...]

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