Clyde Tombaugh

Born in 1906. Died in 1997...
I'm American.
Married to Patricia Edson Tombaugh💍
University of Kansas · Northern Arizona University.

I like space.

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@realcarlsagan Pass it

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@Carolyn69346360 Then they call you creepy and run away....

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is my nephew.

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@TychoBr14585679 @NCopernicus10 No it's really not. You should've lost it with the nose...🤦‍♂️

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@ehubblebubble Nope, and nobody asked...

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Did you know, my plan to go to college had to be postponed because of a hailstorm which ruined my family's crops.

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@KatherineNASA #LETSNOT

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@RealAristarchus I agree. You should probably delete it

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@HalleyEdmund and the ugliest... cut your hair bro.

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@SwagStein123456 I would... but you look like a clown from the 1600's

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@KatherineNASA medal*

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@ChristiaanHuyg5 Actually... I wasted my time reading this long tweet.

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@MargaretGeller Stop lying... I fell asleep halfway through.

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Did you know I worked as an astronomer and optical physicist at the White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico

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Did you know I received a job offer from Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona after sending them my sketches?

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Store bought telescopes suck. Luckily I only wasted my money on one.

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Did you know I was the first to draw sketches of Mars and Jupiter using MY OWN telescope?

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Gabby has a nice smile.

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Did you know that the name "Pluto" was suggested by an 11 year-old English girl? Probably not.

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Technically, I discovered the Kupier Belt... you're welcome.