Comments on: The Planet Issue http://apparentbrightness.net/2006/08/19/the-planet-issue/ astronomy and stuff Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jim http://apparentbrightness.net/2006/08/19/the-planet-issue/#comment-28 Jim Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:39:00 +0000 http://apparentbrightness.net/?p=77#comment-28 I am a Philosopher not an astronomer. It seems to me that calling Pluto a dwarf planet and yet not a planet confuses the issue. It's like calling a dwarf human not a human. Nonsense! I suggest Pluto and other similar bodies that orbit the sun - SOLAR MOONS. I am a Philosopher not an astronomer. It seems to me that calling Pluto a dwarf planet and yet not a planet confuses the issue. It’s like calling a dwarf human not a human. Nonsense!
I suggest Pluto and other similar bodies that orbit the sun – SOLAR MOONS.

]]> By: Thomas http://apparentbrightness.net/2006/08/19/the-planet-issue/#comment-27 Thomas Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:50:00 +0000 http://apparentbrightness.net/?p=77#comment-27 No need to apologize for anybody. I wasn't offended, but the ractions (not only yours) made it obvious that I should be a little more specific on what I meant. Regards Thomas No need to apologize for anybody. I wasn’t offended, but the ractions (not only yours) made it obvious that I should be a little more specific on what I meant.

Regards
Thomas

]]> By: Nick (Space Guide) http://apparentbrightness.net/2006/08/19/the-planet-issue/#comment-26 Nick (Space Guide) Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:01:00 +0000 http://apparentbrightness.net/?p=77#comment-26 Guys, I think Thomas was responding to several of us. I know he commented on my Blog with a link to this post. I agree that there is much to be interested in at the IAU General Assembly, but many of my readers are very interested in the Pluto question. However, if, as I now understand, this Blog is more of a personal Blog than an unofficial IAU General Assembly blog, I was wrong to take him to task and I've apologized <a HREF="http://space.about.com/b/a/256757.htm" rel="nofollow">here</A>. I do plan to continue reading this Blog for its excellent contents. Guys,

I think Thomas was responding to several of us. I know he commented on my Blog with a link to this post.

I agree that there is much to be interested in at the IAU General Assembly, but many of my readers are very interested in the Pluto question. However, if, as I now understand, this Blog is more of a personal Blog than an unofficial IAU General Assembly blog, I was wrong to take him to task and I’ve apologized here. I do plan to continue reading this Blog for its excellent contents.

]]> By: Tom http://apparentbrightness.net/2006/08/19/the-planet-issue/#comment-25 Tom Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:31:00 +0000 http://apparentbrightness.net/?p=77#comment-25 Dave, it actually might be one of <a HREF="http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=825" rel="nofollow">my posts</A>. I didn't intend to rankle anybody, but guess what, I have worked in government for a long long time and get to deal with the bureaucracy and public alike. This whole planetary issue is what the public-at-large cares about, the rest of it means nothing to them. Funding for such research is coming under scrutiny. The public can be very fickle and I can tell you when you get an opportunity, you’d better take advantage of it, even if it irks you. True, in an ideal world we wouldn’t have to, but the world is not perfect, its just the way it is. However, for people like me, there IS much more to the meeting and I wish to than Mr. Marquart for this excellent piece of work. Dave, it actually might be one of my posts. I didn’t intend to rankle anybody, but guess what, I have worked in government for a long long time and get to deal with the bureaucracy and public alike. This whole planetary issue is what the public-at-large cares about, the rest of it means nothing to them. Funding for such research is coming under scrutiny. The public can be very fickle and I can tell you when you get an opportunity, you’d better take advantage of it, even if it irks you. True, in an ideal world we wouldn’t have to, but the world is not perfect, its just the way it is.

However, for people like me, there IS much more to the meeting and I wish to than Mr. Marquart for this excellent piece of work.

]]> By: Dave Pearson http://apparentbrightness.net/2006/08/19/the-planet-issue/#comment-24 Dave Pearson Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:43:00 +0000 http://apparentbrightness.net/?p=77#comment-24 From the wording of your post it seems that point three relates to <a HREF="http://davep-astro.blogspot.com/2006/08/okay-perhaps-not-that-topic-after-all.html" rel="nofollow">something I wrote a short while back</A> (you do say the points come from "links to this blog"). The problem is, while most of the wording seems to be lifted from my post, you've gone and added <EM>all popular attention to astronomy (or the IAU) is good</EM>. That isn't what I wrote. From the wording of your post it seems that point three relates to something I wrote a short while back (you do say the points come from “links to this blog”).

The problem is, while most of the wording seems to be lifted from my post, you’ve gone and added all popular attention to astronomy (or the IAU) is good. That isn’t what I wrote.

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