Asteroid (8913) Shohinighose

Shohini Ghose (b. 1974) is an Indian-Canadian professor of physics and computer science at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research focuses on quantum computing, quantum communication, and classical and quantum chaos. She is an author of multiple books, including Her Space, Her Time, which highlights the contributions of women scientists.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, volume 5, number 25, page 4

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Asteroid (723218) Binsted

Kim Binsted (b. 1970) is an American-Canadian-Austrian researcher on the faculty of the University of Hawai'i. She studied at McGill University and earned a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh. Kim was Chief Scientist on a Mars exploration analogue on Devon Island in Canada and helped develop HI-SEAS, a simulated Mars habitat.

Reference: 2025-11-03 WGSBN Bulletin, volume 5, number 25, page 8

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Asteroid (702686) Zehr

Larry Mark Zehr (b. 1967) is a retired Canadian entrepreneur, amateur astronomer and photographer. He and his wife, June Jedicke-Zehr, hosted the Canadian Meteor Orbit Radar system on their farm near Woodstock, Ontario. The Zehrs travel widely, often for solar eclipse events, and moved to Osoyoos, British Columbia, to take advantage of the dark skies and beautiful scenery.

Reference: 2025-11-03 WGSBN Bulletin, volume 5, number 25, page 8

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asteroid (565039) Meganengel

Megan C. Engel (b. 1989) is a Canadian theoretical physicist at the Department of Biological Science of the University of Calgary, whose graduate work at Oxford earned her the Springer Theses Prize. She is a former Rhodes Scholar, dedicated mother, inspiring mentor and passionate science educator.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 23, Page 11

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asteroid (542857) Elmi

Omar Elmi (b. 2003) is a Canadian student of astrophysics at McMaster University as well as an intern at the Canadian Space Agency. He is a close collaborator with the Optical Transient Survey conducted at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria. Omar's interests include research in exoplanets and galaxy formation and evolution.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 23, Page 10

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asteroid (10926) Hayeri

Kiana Hayeri (b. 1988) is an Iranian-Canadian photographer who spent nearly a decade living in Afghanistan, including one year under the Taliban. She has won numerous awards and grants for her work focusing on women and girls in Afghanistan, including the James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting, the Robert Capa Gold Medal, and the World Press Photo.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 23, Page 7

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asteroid (10631) Koppes

Michele Koppes (b. 1973) is a Canadian professor of geography at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on how the Earth’s landscapes, glaciers, and human cultures are responding to climate change.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 23, Page 7

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E.A. Morgan

Longtime Hamilton Centre member and observer.

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Asteroid (305344) Williamcolgrove

William Gladstone Colgrove (1872–1958) was a Canadian amateur astronomer, botanical taxonomist and skilled machinist who won the RASC Chant Medal in 1942 for designing and building models for use in astronomical teaching, such as the Sotellunium, which is described here
https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1938JRASC..32..405C
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JRASC October 2025

Inside this issue:

  • Record of the Crab Nebula Supernova
  • Herbig-Haro 39 Redux

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