Brian Dale Warner (born 1952) is an American amateur astronomer and computer programmer. In 2006 he was awarded the inaugural Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award by the American Astronomical Society.[3][4]
Brian D. Warner | |
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| Born | Brian Dale Warner[1] 1952 (age 71–72)[2] |
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| Awards | Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award (2006) |
From the 1990s to 2011 Warner operated from the Palmer Divide Observatory at his home near Colorado Springs, Colorado.[5][6][3] Since 2011 he has operated from the Palmer Divide Station (U82) at the Center for Solar System Studies in Landers, California.[7]
Warner's astronomy has included extensive use of photometry to record the light curves of asteroids and variable stars.[3] His identification of five pairs of binary asteroids in the main belt contributed to the abandonment of the theory that binary asteroids only form through tidal interactions with planets.[8][4] He discovered the asteroids 70030 Margaretmiller, 34366 Rosavestal and 34398 Terryschmidt.[9]
Warner is the developer of the Minor Planet Observer (MPO) suite of astronomy software used for photometry observations of asteroids and variable stars.[10][11] He also authored the 2006 book A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis, published by Springer, on using photometry to study asteroids and variable stars.[10]
Warner studied undergraduate physics at the University of Colorado. In 2005 he was awarded a master's degree in astronomy from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia.[4][12][8]
The 4.9 km (3.0 mi) wide main belt asteroid 8734 Warner is named in his honor.[2][13]
Books edit
- Warner, Brian D. (2006). A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-33391-5. OCLC 209915880.
References edit
- ^ Warner, Brian D. (2006). A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis. New York: Springer. p. vii. ISBN 978-0-387-33391-5. OCLC 209915880.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(8734) Warner". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. International Astronomical Union (5th ed.). Berlin: Springer. p. 663. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. OCLC 184958390.
- ^ a b c Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit (2007). "Newsmakers". Science. 315 (5813): 745. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 20038902. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via JSTOR.
- ^ a b c Fienberg, Richard Tresch (January 26, 2007). "Amateur Astronomer Wins Pros' Accolades". Sky & Telescope. ISSN 0037-6604. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Zimmerman, Robert (October 2009). "Become a SUPER Amateur". Sky & Telescope. Vol. 118, no. 4. p. 35. ISSN 0037-6604.
- ^ "AAS names winners of awards, prizes". Physics Today. 60 (5): 81–82. May 1, 2007. Bibcode:2007PhT....60Q..81.. doi:10.1063/1.2743133. ISSN 0031-9228. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ David, Jason (December 17, 2019). "The Biggest Little Asteroid Observatory". The Planetary Society. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Bohannon, John (October 12, 2007). "Tooled-Up Amateurs Are Joining Forces With the Professionals". Science. 318 (5848): 192–193. doi:10.1126/science.318.5848.192. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17932268. S2CID 13016594.
- ^ Schmadel 2003, p. 891.
- ^ a b Miles, Richard (February 2004). "A practical guide to lightcurve photometry and analysis" (PDF). Journal of the British Astronomical Association. 114 (1): 38–39. ISSN 0007-0297. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Medkeff, Jeff (October 2001). "A Trio for Minor-Planet Oberservers". Sky & Telescope. p. 58. ISSN 0037-6604.
- ^ "Brian D. Warner". Space Science Institute. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "8734 Warner (1997 AA)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.