Comments on: What is a planet? http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2008/08/what-is-a-planet/ If you aren't going to care about something, may as well not care about astronomy Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:44:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: computerkeepsfreezing http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2008/08/what-is-a-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-658732 computerkeepsfreezing Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:39:41 +0000 http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/?p=487#comment-658732 dude,pluto is a planet! dude,pluto is a planet!

]]> By: astronomyisfun http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2008/08/what-is-a-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-442628 astronomyisfun Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:50:46 +0000 http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/?p=487#comment-442628 What a great point she made. When that whole debate of whether or not Pluto was a planet or not gave me a headache. The naming convention she puts forward just makes so much sense. What a great point she made. When that whole debate of whether or not Pluto was a planet or not gave me a headache. The naming convention she puts forward just makes so much sense.

]]> By: bethkatz17582 http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2008/08/what-is-a-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-430949 bethkatz17582 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:16:12 +0000 http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/?p=487#comment-430949 I don't have the time to read Emily's Planetary Society blog every day, but I enjoy it and learn something every time I read it. That is a great post. The comparative photo is wonderful. Thank you for pointing us there. <p></p> In my spare time (none), I should make sure each of the bodies mentioned have an entry in Slackerpedia Gallactica. <p></p> I like her naming solution. Essentially, it forces us to use another term for the major planets and lets us use the more general term generally. I don’t have the time to read Emily’s Planetary Society blog every day, but I enjoy it and learn something every time I read it. That is a great post. The comparative photo is wonderful. Thank you for pointing us there.

In my spare time (none), I should make sure each of the bodies mentioned have an entry in Slackerpedia Gallactica.

I like her naming solution. Essentially, it forces us to use another term for the major planets and lets us use the more general term generally.

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