Kitt Peak Observatory

November 5, 2006

Will slept in; Kathy made coffee and went into her fantasy adventure book. It was about noon when we left our spot on the side of the mountain and made our way back up to the visitor center. Inside we asked questions: Why have they demoted Pluto as a planet? This is discussion since its discovery because it is so small and now new planets that are larger are being discovered. The story is not over yet as astronomers all over the world are protesting it being reclassified as a dwarf star. What of planet X? We know it is larger than Pluto, but before the naming agents will agree the must first come to grips about Pluto. Why are there so few astronomers here? The full moon makes for not the best viewing time. We were told that the night would be a cloudy one and with the full moon it was not going to be the best time to spend $39 to view the heavens. Even Saturn will not be visable until early morning.

We worked our way back down the mountain and continued west on AZ86. thru the Indian reservation we found one unique saguaro cactus with the ribs all convoluted and the top a crown of brain-like ribs. We drove into Organ Pipe National Park as the sun was going down and made our way back Alamo Canyon Road to a campground.

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