Asteroid (662131) Kierancarroll

Kieran A. Carroll (b. 1960) is a Canadian adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace studies. He was a driving force behind the Canadian Space Agency's Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat).

Reference: WBSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 9, page 22

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Asteroid (661786) Aikman

Christopher Aikman (b. 1943) is a Canadian astrophysicist formerly of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the National Research Council of Canada. He is an authority on the spectroscopic investigation of comets and chemically peculiar stars.

Reference: WBSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 9, page 22

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Asteroid (660931) Antonpetrov

Anton Petrov (b. 1983) is a Canadian teacher of mathematics and a science journalist. He is a popularizer of astronomy and mathematics using social media platforms.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 9, page 22

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Asteroid (757109) Donaldmoffatt

John Donald Moffatt (b. 1963) is a Canadian former Public Educator at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. He was instrumental in the re-establishment of the interpretive center at the observatory

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 7, page 9

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Asteroid (730891) Patrickdowler

Patrick Dowler (b. 1964) is a Canadian astronomer and Research Council Officer at the Canadian Astronomical Data Centre, Herberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. He is an authority on astronomical data analysis software and systems.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 7, page 9

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Asteroid (202750) Christophertonge

Christopher M. Tonge is an American chemist. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Caltech and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia. Chris is a nephew of the discoverer.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 7, page 7

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JRASC June 2025

Inside this issue:

  • Wilkinson Memorial Observatory Redux
  • The Role of Citizen Science in Modern Astronomy

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asteroid (756832) Balogh

Michael Balogh (b. 1972) is a Canadian Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo and a former graduate student at the University of Victoria. His research interests include the study of the physical properties of distant galaxies and theoretical work to understand the formation of planets.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 5, page 27

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asteroid (745492) Saanich

Saanich is a municipality located on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada and is the traditional territory of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and Wsanec nations. The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the National Research Council of Canada is located in Saanich.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 5, page 27

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asteroid (732821) Raycarlberg

Raymond Carlberg (b. 1951) is a Canadian Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Toronto. His research interests include cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, using both observational and theoretical approaches. He was one of the leaders of the Supernova Legacy Survey conducted with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 5, page 27

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