Astronomy Picture of the Day

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Pluto again

Just read an interesting comment. They are trying to figure out what to name Pluto's newly discovered 4th moon.  The leading names seem to be Cerberus and Persephone (I am in favor of the latter). I kinda feel like they should have bestowed those names on the 2nd ad 3rd moons.  Nyx and Hydra? Of course they were discovered in 2005 shortly before the launch of New Horizons in 2006... NH? Coincidence? Probly not.

Also, people shouldn't post comments on an article like that if they don't have at least a basic understanding of mythology or photo astronomy. Well, really they shouldn't make wild claims about things they clearly know nothing about.

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