Pluto - Blink and You Will See It

Post date: Jul 23, 2011 9:12:37 PM

Dwarf and Minor Planets, Asteroids, Analysis, and Creating Pretty Pictures

January 22, 2011 - ARCS teacher Kevin McCarron leads the first Stars at Yerkes book discussion with the topic of the demise of Pluto as a planet and the discovery of dwarf and minor planets.  How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown was the featured selection discussed in the morning session of this workshop.  Afternoon topics included viewing Yerkes blink comparator and further development of the use of the Stone Edge Observatory.