Course Description

Instructor: Peter Campos

Our generation learned that our solar system consisted of nine planets; however, in 2006 Pluto was dropped from that list! What happened to our ninth planet? Why do some people still insist that Pluto be reinstated? What is Pluto like anyway? Join me on a journey to visit this long-lost planet (well, not LITERALLY) as we explore fascinating facts about Pluto, from its planetary discovery and demotion, through explorations by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. Enjoy a free lunch as we address these, and other, issues about this fascinating astronomical body.

Bio: I was trained as a Clinical Psychologist, and I owned a consulting company to help community organizations get Federal grants and address agency evaluation needs. I was formerly on faculty at Emory Medical School’s Psychiatry Department and SUNY-Binghamton’s Psychology Department and taught undergraduate and graduate level courses for over 35 years. I now enjoy retirement spending my time reading history, enjoying Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, writing, learning languages, and traveling.