Edward Emerson Barnard
Edward Emerson Barnard (December 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923) was an American astronomer. He found Amalthea, a moon of the planet Jupiter. Barnard's star and Barnard's galaxy were named after him.
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| Born | 16 December 1857 |
| Died | February 6, 1923 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
Barnard made a list of dark nebulae, the Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky, or the Barnard Catalogue for short. The nebulae listed by Barnard have become known as 'Barnard objects'.[1]
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Barnard at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1910
References
- ↑ Bok, B.J.; McCarthy, C.C. (1974), "Optical data for selected Barnard objects", Astronomical Journal, 79: 42, doi:10.1086/111527.
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