BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 10:16 AM

New Wales ?

New Scotland ?

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 10:14 AM

If it's that far away and dark, cold, desolate, and hostile to human life;
it could be called Wales or Scotland.
But those names are already in use.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: GUEST,Shimrod
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 09:29 AM

How long before some prat demands that we call it 'Bowie'?

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 08:54 AM

Have you tried Coronation Chicken?












Bloody awful actually.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 08:42 AM

Royal curry flavour?

:D tG

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 08:17 AM

Herschel actually called it the Georgian Star (Georgian Sidus) after George 111 to curry royal favour.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 08:10 AM

George sounds better than Uranus and no one would have to correct schoolboy pronunciation followed by giggles :-)

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 07:52 AM

When Herschel discovered Uranus, he wanted it called George.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 07:51 AM

When Hershel discovered Uranus, he wanted it called George.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 07:36 AM

It will probably be given letters and a number something like W W something or other.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 07:35 AM

Hmm what happened to my post. You beat me to it Will. Dave's a good name for a planet. It sounds all nice and friendly.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: Will Fly
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 07:31 AM

I'm happy to call it "Dave" any time.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 07:01 AM

The 5 planet alignment is supposed to be at it's best at 0645 on my birthday! If planet 9 appears there at the same time it should be named Dave :-)

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 06:31 AM

If it exists it is reckoned to be seven times the distance of Neptune, and moving very slowly.
Most unlikely to be found by accident.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 06:08 AM

I have to admit to being a bit puzzled. Astronomers have for years had access to a vast array of equipment, looking at things like other galaxies and black holes light years away. How come they have not noticed a huge planet in our own solar system.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 04:57 AM

Nice alignment of five planets visible right now, but it might possibly be six now!

Subject: RE: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: GUEST,#
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 04:25 AM

' "In fact, it would take this new planet between 10,000 and 20,000 years to make just one full orbit around the Sun." '

Gives new meaning to 'dog years'.

Subject: BS: 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system
From: Mr Red
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 04:09 AM

Not Pluto or Eris currently only a prediction and dubbed Planet Nine - until it is confirmed by telescope. It may take a while.