Apparently, school age children have taken serious umbrage with this change.
The Pluto Files is a collection of letters from school age children who miss seeing Pluto among the other planets.
From the link:
"It's not easy being a public enemy," writes Neil deGrasse Tyson in his book The Pluto Files. When Neil's museum grouped Pluto not among the planets but rather with icy comets in an obscure region called the Kuiper Belt, he heard from thousands of outraged Pluto defenders. It's tough being called a heartless Pluto-hater, particularly by a dismayed eight-year-old. Below, peruse a few of the letters elementary schoolkids sent Neil, and see how their tone shifted over the years, as the public slowly came to accept Pluto's fall from planethood.—Susan K. Lewis
My favorite letter was one from Madeline, dated Sept 2006.
Power to the planet Pluto, Madeline. Power to the planet.(Since I now have 2 posts collected because of Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, I guess this means I have to become a card carrying member of his fan club. )
(From PBS, Nova)
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