Today in New Mexico History - February 18, 1930 - Pluto Discovered by Clyde Tombaugh
Discover the enthralling saga of how a young Kansas farm boy with a telescope rewrote astronomy books and what an 11-year-old English girl had to do with it. Our journey through the stars celebrates the momentous day when Clyde Tombaugh spotted the elusive ninth planet from the Lowell Observatory—a discovery that danced on the edge of myth and science.
We'll traverse the events leading up to the grand announcement of Pluto on Percival Lowell's would-be 75th birthday, a date shared with another groundbreaking astronomical find. Learn about the rich legacy of New Mexico's connection to this celestial story, how it immortalized Tombaugh's feat, and why Pluto's contentious planet status doesn't diminish the wonderment of its discovery. Tune in for a cosmic tale that's as boundless as space itself.
- https://lowell.edu/discover/history-of-pluto/
- https://earthsky.org/space/clyde-tombaugh-discovered-pluto-on-february-18-1930/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Tombaugh
- https://www.nmlegis.gov/sessions/07%20regular/memorials/house/HJM054.html
- https://nerdist.com/article/pluto-is-still-a-planet-by-law-whenever-it-passes-over-new-mexico/
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