David A. Aguilar

Award-Winning Astronomer, Author, Space Artist, Speaker

David A. Aguilar is a naturalist, astronomer, author and space artist. His expertise lies in presenting the fascinating connections between the universe and ourselves.

He is the award-winning author and illustrator of seven National Geographic books including "ALIEN WORLDS";  "13 PLANETS";  and "SPACE ENCYCLOPEDIA". His next book, "COSMIC CATASTROPHES" will be published by Random House in June 2016. 

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"What is a Planet?" Adirondack Public Observatory

Thursday, November 04, 2021 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm ET - 5:00pm - 6:00pm MT

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Being an astronomer, author, planetarium director, lecturer and past media director at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, I am still asked the question, "Is Pluto a Planet"? As a member of the New Horizons Pluto Mission Team and Ultima Thule fly-by team at Johns Hopkins, I can unequivocally say YES, Pluto and our other dwarf planets are planets. Find out why it is time for the IAU to return to this topic and modify and clarify what the definition of what a planet really is...

Thursday, November 4th, 2021 at 7:00 pm via Zoom

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