Temecula Valley Astronomers - Misc

Pluto's New Moons

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:51:27 -0700

Yet another interesting Pluto tid-bit in the news.

The International Astronomical Union approved new names for Pluto’s recently discovered tiny moons. Now Nix and Hydra are offically on the list.

Link to the story below, Just in case anyone wants to read it.

http://www.universetoday.com/2006/06/22/plutos-new-moons-are-named-nix-and-hydra/

Pluto. To be a Planet or not to be a planet.

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:46:49 -0700

Heads up to all. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is scheduled to decide on the planetary status of Pluto at their meeting in August. Depending on what they settle on for a definition of a planet, we might have 8, 10, or even up to 20 planets in our solar system.

Any thoughts on what the definition of a planet should be?

Link to story below.

http://www.universetoday.com/2006/06/22/plutos-planethood-will-be-decided-shortly/

Mirrors shed light on small town

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:20:30 -0800

I liked this article.

Stargazing in Iran

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:16:40 -0700

Interesting article: Stargazing in Iran

I like this part: "If there is some important astronomy to be done, Kabiri just gets the authorities to cut the town's electricity -- all the better to see the skies."

Roddier test

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:12:34 -0700

Here is something I'm going to try out soon. Projet Roddier (in French)
A simple method of optical testing that can produce results similar to an interferometer.

Russell Croman's vdB152/Ced201 image

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:11:43 -0700

A recently posted amazing image showing an interstellar dust cloud,
reminds me of another dust cloud image from Chile by Loke Tan