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<BR>All,<BR> <BR>Ten or more years ago Tom English gave a presentation on Edward Emerson Barnard. Possibly <BR>one of the most unlikely people to achieve success as an astronomer.<BR> <BR>Please do a little google research and you will find much about this famous American Astronomer.<BR> <BR>A few things to get you interested if you are unfamiliar with his work.<BR> <BR>One of the first to employ astrophotography for research. He was the first to discover a comet using <BR>a camera in 1892. <BR> <BR>Visually found the fifth moon of Jupiter. The last moon in the solar system to be discovered using<BR>the eye.<BR> <BR>Discovered 14 comets between 1881-1892. Three were periodic.<BR> <BR>Discovered "Bernard's Runaway Star" in Ophiuchus. Apparent magnitude of 9.54, a Red Dwarf, only <BR>6 LY's from earth. In 1916 he measured it's proper motion at 10.3 arcseconds. This star remains the<BR>largest known proper motion of any star relative to the sun. Classification M Dwarf Star.<BR> <BR><STRONG>Remember: Robert Burnham Jr. did proper motion studies at Lowell for over 20 years. Brain Skiff now <BR>lives in the famous house that Burnham had lived in. If you are unfamilar with the life of Burnham, it<BR>is very interesting...very sad also</STRONG>. <BR> <BR>He had less than a couple years of formal education. His father died early and his mother raised him <BR>during the turbulent Civil War years.<BR> <BR>A $200 award for all new comets. Barnard found enough to build his house in Nashville. It is still referred<BR>to as the "Comet House".<BR> <BR>He was given a Honorary degree from Vanderbilt...the only one ever given. Taught astronomy at Vanderbilt <BR>and the University of Chicago. <BR> <BR>Worked as an astronomer at Lick and then to Yerkes, where he remained until his death in 1923.<BR> <BR>His famous photo album of Selected Areas of The Milky Way was incredible and was well received by the<BR>astronomy community. Dark matter was unknown during this period. Tom English actually saw some of the <BR>original work in the library at Georgia Tec<BR> <BR>He purchased his first scope for use to find comets. It was a 5-inch refractor...not a 6-inch as some sources<BR>give. <BR> <BR>Some of his most notable work. Barnards Star, Barnards Loop, and 366 famous images of Dark Nebulae.<BR> <BR>Barnard Hall at Vanderbilt University.<BR>
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