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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Feb-2023 18:04:08 UTC Robert McNees

   Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh was born #OTD in 1906. He discovered Pluto in 1930, then traveled there in 2015 when NASA’s New Horizons made its flyby with some of his ashes onboard.
   Images: Lowell Observatory Archive; NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Feb-2023 18:49:13 UTC Robert McNees

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     • Alex Parker

     The New Horizons flyby of 2014 MU69 in 2019 put Clyde Tombaugh's ashes more than 43 AU from the sun.
     Image: @ahp / NASA New Horizons

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Feb-2023 18:56:51 UTC Robert McNees

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     Anyway, New Horizons is currently just over 56 AU from Earth — it takes our signals a bit less than 8 hours to reach it. Last year it was put into hibernation mode, but it will reactivate later this year.

     Hope you’re enjoying the trip, Clyde.

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 22:45:15 UTC Robert McNees

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     • Thomas 🔭✨

     @thomasfuchs Lol. The original Apple wPad, made from aircraft-grade wood.

   • Thomas 🔭✨ (thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 22:45:16 UTC Thomas 🔭✨

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     @mcnees nice iPad