Jack Mitch Culberson

Alias Jack Mitch Culberson

Animator, artist, voice actor, singer, music composer, character designer, astronomy fan, writer.

Views and opinions are my own

[Jack Mitch Culberson @JackMtCulberson]

Updated poster for #Cosmochronicles!

[David Willis @ThePrimalDino]

@Kraftitain All dwarf planets are true planets

[Jack Mitch Culberson @JackMtCulberson]

@Twooneart21 Thanks for the opportunity!

Here's my latest:

[Laurel Kornfeld @plutosavior]

@JackMtCulberson @ThePrimalDino @AlanStern Many people, including many planetary scientists, never stopped considering Pluto a planet. The IAU definition is just one view in an ongoing debate. @AlanStern @DrPhiltill @nasaman58

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@Mary_ork I have several but I have some that are still work-in-progress and I'm trying to fix as much of the plot as I possibly can.

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@plutosavior @AlanStern @DrPhiltill @rookisaacman Sir Isaacman, you might want review this journal article that I wrote about this issue on the IAU's planet definition. I would like to hear your opinion about this. Thank you!

https://t.co/IGLHWXfGgJ

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https://t.co/tCtkWS59Lh
"Nearly 20 Years Later, Planet Definition Issue Still Lingers"

I genuinely believe something has to overthrow the IAU definition since there is no definitive answer to its third criterion.

@plutosavior @AlanStern @DrPhiltill

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https://t.co/tCtkWS59Lh
"Nearly 20 Years Later, Planet Definition Issue Still Lingers"

I genuinely believe something has to overthrow the IAU definition since there is no definitive answer to its third criterion.

@plutosavior @AlanStern @DrPhiltill

[Jack Mitch Culberson @JackMtCulberson]

@ThePrimalDino This needs to change. If it's all about keeping the number of planets small, then that cannot be a good enough excuse just to exclude Pluto. But it shouldn't be only about Pluto; it should be all non-stellar objects rounded enough by their own gravity. @plutosavior @AlanStern

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@GregWAutry Definition's gotta change since all this BS that the IAU came up with has been lingering for nearly 20 years.
https://t.co/IGLHWXfGgJ

[Jack Mitch Culberson @JackMtCulberson]

https://t.co/tCtkWS59Lh
"Nearly 20 Years Later, Planet Definition Issue Still Lingers"

I genuinely believe something has to overthrow the IAU definition since there is no definitive answer to its third criterion.

@plutosavior @AlanStern @DrPhiltill

[Greg Autry🚀 @GregWAutry]

Pluto is a planet, as are all non-star objects that have sufficient mass to be gravitationally pulled into a sphere. WHAT things - their characteristics - are is the basis for scientific classification and why planetary scientists generally agree that Pluto is a planet. Where things are observed obsesses astronomers but is not a basis for classification of those things. (A penguin is a penguin regardless of if is in the Southern Hemisphere or Sea World.)

[Jack Mitch Culberson @JackMtCulberson]

Sizes of the Sun and the nine classical planets all shown to scale, put together.

[Universal-Sci @universal_sci]

The Sun is not a smooth, solid ball. It is a dynamic star, constantly changing across its surface.

Take a look at this incredible close-up of the star nearest to Earth.

(Credit: Tom Bridgman, Jaime de la Cruz Rodriguez, Jorrit Leenaarts, SST/SDO/HMI/NASA)

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@Sarah_Draws8 Here's my most recent one!

[Phil Metzger @DrPhiltill]

https://t.co/U56GNoS5s5

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@mars_stu @X Here's one example where I caught a fake image of Pluto (and this is not what it really looks like but the link is in the post I quoted here.)
https://t.co/9JdMeoJIp3

[Jack Mitch Culberson @JackMtCulberson]

This is definitely not a real image of Pluto, but most likely an AI-generated image.

As space enthusiasts, we may already know that the image is AI-generated or fake, but the problem is, anyone gullible or who does not know about anything space could fall for images like this.

[Jack Mitch Culberson @JackMtCulberson]

@mars_stu @X For example, there's one image of Jupiter that claims to be from JWST but it was AI-generated or just somebody's artwork. Having looked at actual JWST images or images from other space missions, I am not fooled by those fake images.

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@BigBrotherWatch Fantastic! At least, fantastic news for now. I hope this kind of stance does not get to affect other countries.

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@mars_stu Unfortunately a lot of accounts talking about space on X/Twitter constantly post this crap and AI slop.

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@RandyEischer @Saganismm You're basically arguing that we need to keep the number of planets in the Solar System small, which is an emotion-based argument.

"Planetoid" is just another name for asteroid, not dwarf planets. Ceres is already rounded by its own gravity and thus, is a small planet.