David Malin
Three-color image of the Horsehead Nebula by David Malin at the Anglo-Australian Observatory
David Frederick Malin (born March 28, 1941 ) is an Anglo-Australian astronomer and eminent astrophotographer . He was best known for his color photographs of dust and gas nebulae and other celestial objects. A galaxy discovered by Malin in 1986 was named after him. Malin 1 is the largest known spiral galaxy to date .
Malin is also the inventor of some photographic techniques, as well as the author of numerous specialist books , mainly on research and photography of gas nebulas .
In 1991 the asteroid (4766) Malin was named after him.
Works (selection)
- A View of the Universe. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1993, ISBN 978-0-521-44477-4 .
- Hartung's Astronomical Objects For Southern Telescopes. Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne 1995, ISBN 978-0-521-55491-6 .
- Night Skies: The Art of Deep Space: an Exhibition of Astronomical Photographs. British Council 1996, ISBN 978-0-959-58654-1 .
- The Invisible Universe. Little, Brown and Company, New York City 1999, ISBN 978-0-821-22628-5 .
- Heaven and Earth: Unseen by the Naked Eye. Phaidon Press, London 2004, ISBN 978-0-714-84439-8 .
Web links
- Homepage of David Malin
Individual evidence
- ^ Ian Ridpath: A Dictionary of Astronomy. Oxford University Press 2012, p. 289.
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| SURNAME | Malin, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Malin, David Frederick; Malin, David F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-Australian astronomer and astrophotographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1941 |