Posted on 07/12/2016 8:03:24 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Pluto isn't quite as lonely as scientists had thought.
Astronomers have discovered another dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, the ring of icy objects beyond Neptune. But this newfound world, dubbed 2015 RR245, is much more distant than Pluto, orbiting the sun once every 700 Earth years, scientists said. (Pluto completes one lap around the sun every 248 Earth years.)
"The icy worlds beyond Neptune trace how the giant planets formed and then moved out from the sun," discovery team member Michele Bannister, of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, said in a statement. "They let us piece together the history of our solar system."
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The exact size of 2015 RR245 is not yet known, but the researchers think it's about 435 miles (700 kilometers) wide. Pluto is the largest resident of the Kuiper Belt, with a diameter of 1,474 miles (2,371 km).
The research team first spotted 2015 RR245 in February of this year, while poring over images that the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii took in September 2015 as part of the ongoing Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS).
"There it was on the screen — this dot of light moving so slowly that it had to be at least twice as far as Neptune from the sun," Bannister said.
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Not on the property.
But in the area, yes. Around here they vote Democrat..
So ... no goats available?
Goats available? Probably.
But not on any property that I know of near here.
There’s a llama farm about 16 km from here though.. ;-)
Some body found “Old Sparky” in the dark corner of the cellar and said,
“Wonder what the wire to the chair is for. Let’s plug it in.”
I think Sparky is out on Ryker’s Island.
But something blew a transformer, according to the reports.
And then our network went haywire. Everyone insists none of our routes go through the courthouse but if people awaiting arraignment were running our network it would explain a LOT.
When I lived in Boiling Springs I used to walk the dog around Children’s Lake. One day there was a man with two alpaca on leashes walking them like I was walking my dog.
The dog wasn’t at all interested in the alpaca.
Kakistocracy.
Good word.
We’re all going to need it soon.
Well, I thought of just asking God to forgive her for taking the bracelets, but all I can do is ask, because what she took was really memories of different times and different places.
Whether she is forgiven by Him is not my concern. He tells us so, and I believe Him.
Don’t we have that already?
Now we have a word for it.
I have no idea whether God would forgive someone because I asked Him to if that someone didn’t ask Him, too.
I tend to pray “You said vengance is yours, so I’m letting you take it.”
I have a tendency to preface such requests with, “If it be Thy Will.” That way, I acknowledge Him in the forgiving department. I just do my “forgive 70 times seven” and let the rest of it be worked out by Him.
Afternoon. I took a nap and made Kathleen take one. Next I’m going to wash dishes and then cut up a cantaloupe.
So, maybe make Kathleen wash dishes but not make her cut up a cantaloupe.
There’s a reason I stay away from the touristy spots.
http://nypost.com/2016/08/04/crackheads-bums-and-hookers-have-taken-over-washington-square-park/
Well, looks like I’m going to be working on Solday so I’m outta here.
She’s 4.
Can’t recommend a trip to NZ highly enough.
Rent a Camper van and enjoy the wilderness.
A nice safe wilderness, non of those dangerous animals in it. :)
I’ve been wishing you luck, in the background, with the LittleRedRiddingThing all day.
Just let the Rhesus Monkeys loose on it.
For some unknown reason they have been cropping up at various times throughout the day. Very odd.
Minding you own business in the Shopping centre and you get this being watched feeling. The Rhesus Monkeys must have invaded the CCTV room.
Yeah, I had a weird feeling at the library, too. Bet they were on the roof ...
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