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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You can’t see everything in one day. The place is huge. :)
Mrs ArGee said it was 3 hours before she actually voted, and at that all the scanners were broken. They had pulled out an “emergency box” promising to scan all the ballots sometime later.
Of course, they could lose Mrs. ArGee’s paper with the Trump vote on it, but that would be meaningless as there won’t be enough Trump votes in our area to make any fraud worthwhile.
There are several EweToob videos on DOC - this one is sort of a historical synopsis.. History 1st and 2nd flight
There aren't many left considering how many were made during WWII. List of surviving Boeing B-29 Superfortresses
Moose07 has one on his side of the pond stuffed and mounted.. Imperial War Museum Duxford
There is an annual air show south of us in Sussex, NJ and they have had a B17 land there on several occasions. Don't know how much runway a B29 would need - Sussex Airport isn't all that big (3500 foot runway).. ;-)
I knew a guy that was the load master on the B 29 at March Field
The one in the museum at March Field.
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James Buchanan won in 1856.
Maybe Miley Cyrus will try to cross there ;-).
You trying to make Moose sick? ;-)
Eh, Canadians are tough!
I’m heading for the shower. I woke up with a sense of enormous relief this morning, and thanked God for answering the prayers of so many conservative Americans.
I have a meeting with Zeke at 0500. He heard from HUD, and also from his contact at SNRHA, and the kangaroo court will be held here, rather than down at Star Fleet Headquarters. With luck we will have 30+ people to refute the five nay-sayers who have complained about him since his team was elected to the now-non-existent resident council.
Buncha soreheads.
I’m curious to hear what HUD has to say. I hope they start an investigation that includes an audit for the last two years.
Enjoy the shower, and best wishes for the meeting! Down with the Klingons!
Bill Whittle had a 15 minute clip, and the first three minutes was how he felt about the defeat of the Pig In A Pantsuit — and he proceeded to show a mini-clip of the destruction of Sauron’s Eye. AWESOME!
And then his talk...thanking conservatives.
Don’t know if this will work, but:
https://www.facebook.com/bill.whittle/videos/10154942743927454/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED
It’s 15 minutes, but worth the listen.
All units, be on the lookout for post 5678 in the vicinity of the Undead Thread.
Oh Yeah !
On the lookout for deranged ‘Celebrities’ making a run for it.
Morning,TC.
I see there is a New Sheriff in town. :)
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