Amateur astronomer discovers four new planets
JAN 04, 2011
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024944
Daily Mail : An amateur astronomer in the UK has discovered four new planets—without using a telescope. Peter Jalowiczor, a gas worker from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, discovered planets HD31253b, HD218566b, HD177830c, and HD99492 by using two home computers to analyze images released by the University of California, Santa Cruz, as part of the Lick–Carnegie Exoplanet Survey. Jalowiczor, a member of South Yorkshire’s Mexborough and Swinton Astronomical Society, said, “It is an honor and privilege to be listed in the [ Astrophysical] Journal and I hope that my work will inspire others.”
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