Needle in a Haystack: How Clyde W. Tombaugh Found an Awesome New World

"Picking out a faint planet amid the myriad of star images would be literally like finding a needle in a haystack." —Clyde W. Tombaugh, 1980 As a young boy Clyde W. Tombaugh learned about astronomy from his father and uncle. He built his own telescope and made detailed drawings of Mars and Jupiter. He sent the drawings to Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ, and was hired to locate a new planet at the edge of the solar system. Clyde's discovery turned the scientific world and the public upside down with excitement.