Quote:
"One nice touch about Christy's discovery was that it happened in Flagstaff, for it was there in 1930 that Pluto had been found in the first place."
Question:
Is there something about Flagstaff that is particularly appealing to astronomers?
Comment:
I was curious about this line because I found it ironic that even though we have been looking to the stars for thousands of years, no one could tell that Pluto had a moon. The fact that Flagstaff was where we not only discovered the moon, but the planet itself, makes me wonder if there is something about Flagstaff that is good for astronomy. Does it have a higher altitude than most other places? Is the air quality cleaner, thus giving it clearer skies? I'm honestly curious now about why this happened twice in Flagstaff and what other planets etc. have been found from there.
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