tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post9104541802724154343..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: But what about Ceres?chris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-35460361373241643142015-07-24T09:39:52.309-04:002015-07-24T09:39:52.309-04:00Well, going by original observations: planets are ...Well, going by original observations: planets are the things that move relative to the stars (and that aren't the sun or the moon, or ephemeral like meteors). Asteroids are pinpoints of light like stars, rather than resolvable discs like planets. And renaming stuff later is a pain.<br /><br />(And there are people who are trying to get starfish renamed "sea stars" because they aren't fish.)Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-18065350649824498982015-07-22T20:30:19.398-04:002015-07-22T20:30:19.398-04:00Yes, I saw! Chris Hadfield's been posting some...Yes, I saw! Chris Hadfield's been posting some of the pictures on his Tumblr.<br /><br />Today I wore a "Pluto: 1930 - 2006. Revolve in Peace" T-shirt Mom bought me at the Boston Museum of Science gift shop a few years back, and I commented that the pattern of light and dark patches on the shirt's Pluto was outdated.<br /><br />(<a href="http://colchrishadfield.tumblr.com/post/124157362353/dftbarecords-limited-edition-pluto-shirt-now" rel="nofollow">It didn't take long for people to start using the newly-known pattern on T-shirts.</a>)Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034585577015417306noreply@blogger.com