i think that there are four section for defining objects in the solar system
moon: objects which are in eccentric or non-eccentric orbit around an object which is not a star and regardless of size.
minor planets: objects in eccentric orbits of a star(s) and are equaled to or less than 3000km accross.
planets: objects greater than 3000km accross and have non-eccentric orbits around a star(s).
eccentric planets: objects of greater than 3000km and have eccentric orbits.
i don't think that pluto is a planet. it was always assumed that there was a ninth planet, way before it was "discovered", and it was looked for and when clyde w. tombaugh seen pluto on the negative, then he assumed that it was the ninth planet that everyone belived was out there and hay presto; we have a new planet.
and anyways....these people didn't even know what the earth looked like....why should we be the laughing stock of the galaxie because people 100 years ago could tell a planet from a minor planet....god, the emails i get......
I started out....as i think did most people.....with netscape. i was forced...through my own ignorance...into the cold embrace of brain-death xp, simply because it was on the laptop that i had bought (i gave my tower away....ironicy....to an employee of microsoft). my this stage i was and soon after started to use firefox. i have to say that i do like firefox. i liked the way it worked, but i do have to say that having so many extensions remainds me of a xmas tree........
i am now using suse 9.3 pro....it's a big brighter day of screaming at your computer coz it's not windows..actually in a lot of ways it exactly like windows except that you've done it and your praying to the gods of the bits to fix it and not let everything be lost....oh wait...no..it's o.k.....
i'm with opera now...it's exactly what i was looking for.....something that i ues to look at webpages. the updates were quick...read it one minute, next it was screaming for me to update.....,little pushy.....hemmmmm
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i think that there are four section for defining objects in the solar system
moon: objects which are in eccentric or non-eccentric orbit around an object which is not a star and regardless of size.
minor planets: objects in eccentric orbits of a star(s) and are equaled to or less than 3000km accross.
planets: objects greater than 3000km accross and have non-eccentric orbits around a star(s).
eccentric planets: objects of greater than 3000km and have eccentric orbits.
i don't think that pluto is a planet. it was always assumed that there was a ninth planet, way before it was "discovered", and it was looked for and when clyde w. tombaugh seen pluto on the negative, then he assumed that it was the ninth planet that everyone belived was out there and hay presto; we have a new planet. and anyways....these people didn't even know what the earth looked like....why should we be the laughing stock of the galaxie because people 100 years ago could tell a planet from a minor planet....god, the emails i get......well......
I started out....as i think did most people.....with netscape. i was forced...through my own ignorance...into the cold embrace of brain-death xp, simply because it was on the laptop that i had bought (i gave my tower away....ironicy....to an employee of microsoft). my this stage i was and soon after started to use firefox. i have to say that i do like firefox. i liked the way it worked, but i do have to say that having so many extensions remainds me of a xmas tree........
i am now using suse 9.3 pro....it's a big brighter day of screaming at your computer coz it's not windows..actually in a lot of ways it exactly like windows except that you've done it and your praying to the gods of the bits to fix it and not let everything be lost....oh wait...no..it's o.k.....
i'm with opera now...it's exactly what i was looking for.....something that i ues to look at webpages. the updates were quick...read it one minute, next it was screaming for me to update.....,little pushy.....hemmmmm
sorry....first post....kinda rambeling......hello...:>