Space Oddities

[MacMan]

Originally Posted by chiliD

The photos are great...but, it really has to been seen live & in person. It's really eerie to see...back in '81 when I was galavanting around Alberta for 2/3 of the year, I was really fortunate to catch a few nights of 'em. I felt like I was in some other universe.

I grew up seeing the Northern Lights every winter as a kid. They are very cool! I took it for granted at the time. I haven't seen them in years - but would like to again.

[ryan8472]

It's nothing to be pissed about I guess. But I do agree with what has been done. If Pluto is considered a planet, then hundreds of other objects should be as well.

[amber]

Hurray!!

"PLUTO "DEMOTED" BY IAU

The International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of its status as a planet today and has reclassified it as a "dwarf planet." The decision, made by less than 5% of the world's astronomers, is unlikely to affect the astrology community and, in fact, is not accepted by all astronomers either. Perhaps it's the "Lord of the Underworld's" proximity to the Galactic Center that led to this astronomical transformation. Pluto has been a valuable addition to astrology charts since its discovery in 1930 and will continue to be an essential factor in personality analysis and forecasting. Astrologers have called the Sun and Moon "planets" for millennia without problem and will continue to do the same with Pluto."

[irishgrl]

All "hurray's" aside, I dont think this is over yet. and as I predicted, Astrology will not be affected.

[Für Elise]

Originally Posted by takenbythesky

Whew, thank goodness! I filled out some astrology thingy months ago and my profile made all kinds of references to Pluto. I was concerned that if Pluto was no longer a planet, then I might cease to exist.

I was going to ask what relevance astrology really had with all of this

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by ryan8472

It's nothing to be pissed about I guess. But I do agree with what has been done. If Pluto is considered a planet, then hundreds of other objects should be as well.

such as? and what's wrong with considering Pluto a planet? It fits the description of a planet in every way except the strangely unnecessary requirement to "clear its orbital path" which even the Earth does not do