Although there had been passionate debate at the IAU General Assembly Meeting in Prague about the definition of a planet – and whether Pluto met the specifications – the audience greeted the decision to exclude it with applause.

尽管在布拉格举行的国际天文学联合会大会上就行星的定义——以及冥王星是否符合规范——进行了激烈的辩论，但听众还是以掌声欢迎将其排除在外的决定。