Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific ( ASP for short ) was founded in San Francisco in 1889. It has the legal status of a non-profit organization.
It is the largest astronomical society in the world with members in over 70 countries worldwide. The organization supports astronomical education and publishes the popular astronomy magazine Mercury . She also publishes the science magazine Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific .
The main outer belt asteroid (2848) ASP is named after the organization.
Prices
The ASP awards several annual prizes:
- The Bruce Medal for lifelong contributions to astronomical research. The medal is named after Catherine Wolfe Bruce .
- The Klumpke-Roberts Award for outstanding contributions to the public understanding and recognition of astronomy, named after Dorothea Klumpke-Roberts .
- The Amateur Achievement Award, in recognition of essential contributions to astronomy by non-astronomical professionals.
- The Bart Bok Award , named in honor of the astronomer Bart Bok , presented jointly with the American Astronomical Society at the International Science and Engineering Fair for outstanding student work in astronomy.
- The Thomas Brennan Award for exceptional achievement in teaching astronomy to secondary schools.
- The Maria and Eric Muhlmann Award for recent important observational results achieved through innovative advances in astronomical instruments, software or observation devices .
- The Robert J. Trumpler Award , named in honor of the astronomer Robert J. Trumpler , is presented to the recipient of a recently awarded doctoral degree with a particularly remarkable doctoral thesis.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 18, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1959 VF. Discovered 1959 Nov. 8 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. ”