AstronomersAstronomers

Some famous facesSome famous facesand their storiesand their stories

AristarchusAristarchus

EratosthenesEratosthenes

Figured out Figured out the the circumference circumference of the earthof the earth

Tycho BraheTycho Brahe

- had a tin nose - had a tin nose (gold for special (gold for special events)events)- he died when - he died when he didn’t leave a he didn’t leave a feast to use the feast to use the toilet!toilet!

Greatest naked Greatest naked eye astronomer!eye astronomer!

CopernicusCopernicus

said the sun said the sun was the was the center of the center of the Solar SystemSolar System

Johannes KeplerJohannes Kepler

used Brahe’s used Brahe’s observations to observations to come up with come up with the laws of the laws of planetary planetary motion.motion.

GalileoGalileo first first person to person to use a use a telescope telescope to look to look UP!!!UP!!!

Galileo’s MoonGalileo’s Moon

Put under house Put under house arrest for saying arrest for saying planets move planets move around the sun!around the sun!

His books were His books were banned for banned for centuries.centuries.

Sir Isaac NewtonSir Isaac Newton

figured out figured out gravity, light, gravity, light, motion of motion of planets and planets and comets…comets…

Christiaan Christiaan HuygensHuygens

The other half of The other half of the light the light riddle/debate. riddle/debate. Observed Saturn Observed Saturn and had some and had some odd drawings! odd drawings!

Lord Rosse - telescope maker – 72”Lord Rosse - telescope maker – 72”

Lord Lord Rosse’s Rosse’s Mirror in Mirror in the NHM the NHM in in LondonLondon

The Hershels– The Hershels– William Caroline JohnWilliam Caroline John

Hershels Hershels Part 2 Part 2

Edmund HalleyEdmund Halley

Figured out that Figured out that comets comets returned – returned – predicted one predicted one with a 76 year with a 76 year cycle: Halley’s cycle: Halley’s CometComet

Charles MessierCharles Messier

Discovered CometsDiscovered Comets

Messier List of Messier List of “Faint Fuzzies”“Faint Fuzzies”

CassiniCassini

Saturn Saturn watcher!watcher!

Cassini Cassini division in division in the Ringsthe Rings

Giuseppe Giuseppe PiazziPiazzi

Discovered Discovered first first Asteroid - Asteroid - CeresCeres

ChladniChladni

One of theOne of theearliestearliestMeteoriticistsMeteoriticists

Also very coolAlso very cool“plates”!“plates”!

Annie Jump CannonAnnie Jump Cannon

StellarStellarSpectraSpectra

OBAFGKM

Henrietta LeavittHenrietta Leavitt

The “Calculators”The “Calculators”

Cecilia Payne-GaposchkinCecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Stars are made of Hydrogen (&He) Stars are made of Hydrogen (&He)

Edwin HubbleEdwin Hubble

Galaxies and Galaxies and Expansion of Expansion of the Universethe Universe

Fred WhippleFred Whipple

Comets – Comets –

came up with came up with the “dirty the “dirty snowball” snowball” modelmodel

Ejnar HertzprungEjnar Hertzprung

half of the half of the famous HR famous HR DiagramDiagram

Karl JanskyKarl Jansky

First First detection of detection of the galaxy the galaxy via radio via radio

11stst Radio Radio Astronomer Astronomer by accidentby accident

Grote ReberGrote Reber-First -First realreal Radio Radio Astronomer Astronomer -Built first -Built first Radio Radio TelescopeTelescope-First Radio -First Radio Sky MapSky Map

H H NiningerH H Nininger

MeteoriticistMeteoriticist

John KrausJohn Kraus Radio Astronomer + Radio Astronomer +

W8JKW8JK

Bernard Lovell - Radio AstronomerBernard Lovell - Radio Astronomer

Started Jodrell Bank

Jocelyn Bell - Radio AstronomerJocelyn Bell - Radio Astronomer

DiscoveredDiscoveredPulsarsPulsars

Penzias WilsonPenzias Wilson

Cosmic Cosmic Background Background Radiation Radiation

it wasn’t the it wasn’t the pigeons! pigeons!

Frank DrakeFrank Drake

Radio Radio AstronomerAstronomer

SETISETI

Carl SaganCarl Sagan

“Cosmos” TV series“Cosmos” TV series

SETISETI

Nuclear WinterNuclear Winter

The Plaque on The Plaque on VoyagerVoyager

Riccardo GiaconniRiccardo Giaconni

X Ray AstronomerX Ray Astronomer

Promoted the use ofPromoted the use ofsatellites forsatellites forastronomyastronomy

Stephan HawkingStephan Hawking

TheoreticianTheoreticianCosmologistCosmologist

Jan OortJan Oort

Planetary Planetary AstronomerAstronomer

Said there was a Said there was a bunch of comets bunch of comets out beyond Plutoout beyond Pluto

Gerald KuiperGerald Kuiper

Planetary Planetary Astronomer – Astronomer – Theorized a belt of Theorized a belt of icy objects in the icy objects in the outer solar system.outer solar system.

Kuiper Belt ObjectsKuiper Belt Objects

Don WilhelmsDon Wilhelms

Lunar Lunar Astronomy and Astronomy and GeologyGeology

Eugene and Eugene and Carolyn Carolyn ShoemakerShoemaker

Planetary Planetary Astronomers,Astronomers,IMPACT, and IMPACT, and CometsComets

Harrison Harrison SchmidtSchmidt

Planetary Planetary ScientistScientist

First and last First and last scientist on scientist on the Moon – the Moon – Apollo 17Apollo 17

Brian MarsdenBrian Marsden

Who ya gonna Who ya gonna call when call when you’ve you’ve discovered discovered something!!!something!!!

David LevyDavid Levy

Comet Comet discoverydiscovery

-turned pro-turned pro

SL9SL9

Karen MeechKaren Meech

CometsComets

Planetary Planetary AstronomerAstronomer

Chiron is a Chiron is a Comet!Comet!

Dave JewittDave Jewitt

KBO KBO discoverydiscovery

Planetary Planetary AstronomerAstronomer

Chad TrujilloChad Trujillo

Planetary Planetary Astronomer Astronomer

KBO KBO discoverydiscovery

Chris MullisChris Mullis

X-Ray X-Ray astronomerastronomer

Isabella Gioia - Galactic AstronomerIsabella Gioia - Galactic Astronomer

GravityGravityLenses!Lenses!

John DobsonJohn Dobson

Telescopes for the massesTelescopes for the masses

Dropped out of Dropped out of being a monk being a monk

You could join this list of You could join this list of astronomers!!!astronomers!!!

I’ve met or worked with: Dr. Meech, I’ve met or worked with: Dr. Meech, Dr. Trujillo, Dr. Mullis, Dr. Gioia.Dr. Trujillo, Dr. Mullis, Dr. Gioia.

I’ve seen Reber’s and Jansky’s I’ve seen Reber’s and Jansky’s antennas, as well as Jodrell Bank.antennas, as well as Jodrell Bank.

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