My Dad Discovered Pluto
A star partier
My father settled in Las Cruces, New
Mexico, where he delighted in throwing star parties. If those
invited enjoyed a good pun, they were in for a treat, for my dad was
known for his puns. Once, when asked how spending all night for
months searching for Pluto had been, he said it was tedious but beat
pitching hay on his father's farm, adding, "I'd had my hay day."
This photo shows members of the Las Cruces Astronomical Society in
about 1957, gazing through my father's 12" reflector in his
backyard.