DAY 86: PLUTO HELD HOSTAGE

February 4, 2007 is International Save Pluto Day!

Boston Globe: A push for Pluto

Goofy about Pluto

Michael Burstein of Brookline is one of the leaders of a guerilla movement to persuade the International Astronomical Union to give Pluto its full planetary status back. Their efforts will peak on Feb. 4 with International Save Pluto Day. On his Mabfan blog, Burstein writes:

"We're encouraging people to contact the IAU on or about that day, to make it clear how important Pluto is to all of us. If they receive a bunch of separate petitions or letters spread over the course of a year, it may not make an impression. But if they receive a slew of support in the space of a week, they'll definitely notice."

Here's a big surprise. They're in France.

IAU - INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION / UAI - UNION ASTRONOMIQUE INTERNATIONALE

98bis Bd Arago, FR - 75014 Paris, FRANCE

Phone: +33 (1) 43 25 83 58
Fax: +33 (1) 43 25 26 16

Email: iau(@)iap.fr