New Solar System in a Lecture at the BA
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Alexandria — the BA Planetarium Science Center PSC is organizing on Tuesday, September 5, a lecture on the new solar system, which now includes eight planets instead of nine. The lecture will give the new definition of the word planet, the classification of different planets in the solar system, and the classification of Pluto as a dwarf planet. Mr. Ayman Ibrahim, Astronomy Specialist at the PSC will give the lecture.
On Thursday, 24 August 2006, the International Astronomical Union declared a new definition for the word “Planet”. Thus, the planets of the solar system are now eight, since Pluto is one of the dwarf planets.
The lecture will start at 11:00 hrs at the BA Auditorium.