Archives for 18 August 2006
Posted by Vicki Sieglen on 18 Aug 2006 at 11:14 am.
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The first open debate regarding the redefining of the word planet at the General Assembly for the International Astronomical Union has failed! In this debate only planetary scientists took part. The proposal was voted down approximately 60 to 40, the term “plutons” was also knocked down in an overwhelming majority vote.
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Posted by Vicki Sieglen on 18 Aug 2006 at 12:00 pm.
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Lake Afton Public Observatory
Public Programs: Great Space Telescopes
August 18th-19th and August 25th-26th
9:30pm - 11:00pm
The famous Hubble Space Telescope is only one of several space telescopes. These telescopes see the universe at wavelengths we cannot see, such as X rays, ultra-violet and infra-red. In this program, you will observe, Jupiter, Saturn (until June 24), a […]
