Astronomy
The astronomy category includes following disciplines: ​​
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Astrophysics
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Cosmology
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Space Exploration
Leslie Peltier (1900-1980)
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Image Source: The American Association of Variable Star Astronomers
Born: January 2, 1900 in Delphos, Ohio
Died: 1980
About:
Astronomer who was known for making over 132,000 observations of stars over the course of his career.
Learn More:
Online Articles:
"Leslie Peltier: The World's Greatest Amateur Astronomer." The American Association of Variable Star Astronomers, www.aavso.org/leslie-peltier-worlds-greatest-amateur-astronomer.
"Leslie C. Peltier." The American Association of Variable Star Astronomers, www.aavso.org/leslie-c-peltier.
Video:
Jordan Ragsdale (Youtube). “Leslie Peltier Astronomer Archive Film”. Run Time: 3 mi 9 s. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBaJ40jhooM.
Books:
Peltier, Leslie C.. Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-gazer. United States, Sky Publishing, 1999. (Originally published in 1965).
Peltier, Leslie C.. Guideposts to the Stars: Exploring the Skies Throughout the Year. United Kingdom, Macmillan Company, 1972.
Historical Marker:
"5-81 Leslie C. Peltier." Remarkable Ohio, https://remarkableohio.org/marker/5-81-leslie-c-peltier/.
George Robert Carruthers (1939-2020)​​​​​​
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Image Source: The Grainger College of Engineering​​​
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Born: October 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: December 26, 2020
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Engineer, inventor of the Far Ultraviolet Electrographic Camera, which was used on the Apollo 16 mission. Also developed instruments that were used in several space shuttle missions. Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2003 and was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 2011.
Learn More:
Online Articles:
DeVorkin, David H. "George Robert Carruthers: Astronautical Engineer and Astronomer." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, 8 Jan. 2021, https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/george-carruthers-astronautical-engineer-astronomer.
Hatfield, Miles. "NASA Names Mission in Honor of Dr. George R. Carruthers, Visionary Behind First Moon-Based Telescope." NASA, 2 Dec. 2022, www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-names-mission-in-honor-of-dr-george-r-carruthers-visionary-behind-first-moon-based-telescope/.
Lea, Robert. "NASA renames space observatory in honor of moon telescope visionary George Carruthers." Space.com, 30 Jan. 2023, www.space.com/nasa-geocorona-mission-honor-george-carruthers.
"George Carruthers." Lemelson-MIT, https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/george-carruthers.
"George R. Carruthers." National Inventors Hall of Fame, www.invent.org/inductees/george-r-carruthers.
"Remembering Dr. George Carruthers." Space Center Houston, 29 Dec. 2020, https://spacecenter.org/remembering-dr-george-carruthers/.
Video:
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (USNRL) (Youtube). “Commemorating George Carruthers and Apollo 16”. Run Time: 5 min 18 s. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKeOOAolQoc&t=56s.
Ronald Parise (1951-2008)
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Image Source: Wikipedia
Born: May 24, 1951 in Warren, Ohio
Died: May 9, 2008 in Burtonsville, Maryland
About:
Astronaut who served as a payload specialist on two Space Shuttle missions: STS-35 and STS-67. Brought amateur radio equipment on these missions to communicate with people back on Earth. Also did research on star evolution that resulted in multiple publications.
Learn More:
Online Articles:
"Ronald A. Parise." NASA, 3 May 2017, www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/parise.pdf.
Gull, Theodore R. "Obituary: Ronald A. Parise, 1951-2008." Bulletin of the Astronomical Society, vol. 41, Jan. 2009, p. 573, https://doi.org/https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009BAAS...41..573.
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Historical Marker:
"37-78 Ronald A. Parise, Ph.D.- Astronaut/Scientist." Remarkable Ohio, https://remarkableohio.org/marker/37-78-ronald-a-parise-ph-d-astronaut-scientist/.