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New Dwarf Planet Discovered Far Beyond Pluto's Orbit
space.com ^ | 07/11/2016

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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TOPICS: Astronomy
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To: ArGee

Well, I’m working at keeping the car less of a hobby, and more of an oft-used epicenter of family fun. “Hobby” would be something more like doing a full frame-off restoration, and the time, nor the money, are in the cards for that.

If I were in an urban setting such as you describe, I think I’d be indulging an interest in model railroad. I’ve seen a couple of really inspired works in Z Scale done up inside of glass-topped coffee tables such as you may have seen: drawerless box-type tables with — essentially — a hinged window for a top to allow infrequent access to the curios placed inside for viewing-but-not-touching.


5,621 posted on 11/08/2016 8:36:44 AM PST by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: Monkey Face

Last time I went to a Spectator Drag I was driving a stock ‘72 Ford F-250 Camper Special that ran VERY consistent 19.01’s: like 19.018, 19.019. I could have done it all day without breaking out.

Sadly I was a bit green and dialed it in at 19.0 on the windshield, or I could have walked away with the Big Prize. As it was, I got beat by just 0.007 in the second heat. I think the guy who eventually won the day was driving an Aerostar, of all things.


5,622 posted on 11/08/2016 8:41:50 AM PST by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: HKMk23; moose07

Wow! I drove a ‘63 Chevy II Nova when it was still street legal, and it was an awesome experience. I then understood why racing is so addictive.

Nowadays, it is running in the 10.2’s, and of course, has nothing in the interior but the seat and the electronics. But it is a beauty. I’ll see if I can find a pic for you.

I miss the races. :o[


5,623 posted on 11/08/2016 8:59:29 AM PST by Monkey Face (Never trust a steering wheel. They turn on you.)
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To: HKMk23

I walk the dog and do Bible study when not dodging liberals smoking pot or trying to collect signatures for some cause or other.


5,624 posted on 11/08/2016 9:13:43 AM PST by ArGee (USA, we hardly knew ye!)
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To: Tax-chick
...I went to Weight Watchers for the first time in a month. Gah...

I know that feeling. I seem to be teeter-tottering between what I weigh and what I want to weigh, and it's discouraging at times.

If I walked for an hour, it would cause such a relapse I would be down for a week or more. And of course, I'm wondering what I'll be able to do in Cabot.

I want to go to a thrift store or two and look for Nativities, but I don't know how much I'll be able to save from payday. That trip is coming on the downhill slide from the bank. *sigh* No wonder I'm not looking forward to it.

5,625 posted on 11/08/2016 9:19:50 AM PST by Monkey Face (Never trust a steering wheel. They turn on you.)
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To: HKMk23

Kid monster has designs on taking your wheels?
Uh oh.
She doesn’t happen to have a lead foot, does she?


5,626 posted on 11/08/2016 9:40:06 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: ArGee

Those are very good “hobbies” as well.

Look up a book called “Growing In Prayer” by Mike Bickle. You’ll find another worthwhile “hobby” very well expounded.


5,627 posted on 11/08/2016 9:40:33 AM PST by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: Darksheare

LOL!

We bought the car on the narrative that she was going to buy us out later on. We all like the car; she LOVES the car. I like the idea of her having some strong incentive to make something happen for herself.


5,628 posted on 11/08/2016 9:42:53 AM PST by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: HKMk23

It’s been hard to pray for anything but the SMOD these days. (sigh)


5,629 posted on 11/08/2016 9:50:34 AM PST by ArGee (USA, we hardly knew ye!)
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To: HKMk23

True, that is quite the incentive.


5,630 posted on 11/08/2016 9:55:32 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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Mrs. ArGee has been waiting in line for 1 hr 45 min now. At least she can see the door of the school.


5,631 posted on 11/08/2016 9:59:40 AM PST by ArGee (USA, we hardly knew ye!)
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Mrs. ArGee has been waiting in line for 1 hr 45 min now. At least she can see the door of the school.


5,632 posted on 11/08/2016 9:59:52 AM PST by ArGee (USA, we hardly knew ye!)
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Mrs. ArGee has been waiting in line for 1 hr 45 min now. At least she can see the door of the school.


5,633 posted on 11/08/2016 10:00:10 AM PST by ArGee (USA, we hardly knew ye!)
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Wow! A triple play.


5,634 posted on 11/08/2016 10:01:24 AM PST by ArGee (USA, we hardly knew ye!)
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To: ArGee; HKMk23; Darksheare; Monkey Face

Tom and I had no wait, but the poll was busy. It’s a big precinct; however, we had an early-voting site very nearby for the last several weeks.


5,635 posted on 11/08/2016 11:34:42 AM PST by Tax-chick ("Events. I hope we are ready for them." Kevin Williamson)
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To: moose07
I understand that you have one stuffed and mounted on your side of the salty pond..

Imperial War Museum Duxford

5,636 posted on 11/08/2016 11:42:46 AM PST by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: ArGee; Dead Corpse; Harmless Teddy Bear; Tax-chick; NicknamedBob; Darksheare; HKMk23; NoCmpromiz; ..

I’ve never been so lucky. But we DID have one poster, back in the day, named “Asphalt” who smelled good, but spammed 100 posts to get the one he wanted. Come to find out, he was a kid who was very prone to throwing tantrums when he was reprimanded. And that happened a lot, until he was banned.


5,637 posted on 11/08/2016 11:54:38 AM PST by Monkey Face (Never trust a steering wheel. They turn on you.)
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To: NoCmpromiz

Looks like a fun visit.


5,638 posted on 11/08/2016 11:57:27 AM PST by Tax-chick ("Events. I hope we are ready for them." Kevin Williamson)
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To: Tax-chick; ArGee; All

When I voted last Monday, there was “a line,” but it moved along very quickly, so I really didn’t have to wait. I ran into a couple of seniors who had never been in NV during an election year, so I had to give them a crash course, such as “no ID required, but maybe next time.”

They found that hard to believe.


5,639 posted on 11/08/2016 12:02:30 PM PST by Monkey Face (Never trust a steering wheel. They turn on you.)
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To: NoCmpromiz

“Stuffed and mounted”
:D
She sits there gazing out of the window.
But you can’t see it for everything else stuffed in around it.
A beautiful building completely unfit for purpose.

The B52 needs to be suspended from the ceiling , this would make it possible to actually see the other exhibits.
They keep moving stuff around in there, but the B52 and B29 need a building of their own.


5,640 posted on 11/08/2016 12:02:44 PM PST by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) One month to Toupee Day.)
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