Michael Philip Candy

Michael Philip Candy (born December 23, 1928 in Bath , England, † November 2, 1994 in Perth , Australia) was a British astronomer .

Life

Candy was the oldest of six children and the only son of his parents. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of London in 1963 and a Master of Science degree from the University of Sussex two years later . He has been doing research at the Royal Greenwich Observatory since 1961 . In 1969 he moved to the observatory in Perth, Australia, where he worked as an astronomer until 1984, when he switched to the staff of the observatory.

Researches

Candy's main focus was on comets and asteroids . In 1986 he was able to successfully calculate the position of Halley's comet . 10 percent of all position calculations were determined under his leadership. In 1960 he had already discovered a comet that was named after it. At the same time he calculated its orbit.

Honors

1959 to 1969 he was director of the Comet Section of the British Astronomical Association (BAA). He also received de Merlin Medal from the British Astronomical Association in 1975 and the asteroid (3015) Candy was named after him.

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 October 2, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 VN. Discovered 1980 Nov. 9 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "

personal data
SURNAME	Candy, Michael Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 23, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bath , England
DATE OF DEATH	November 2, 1994
Place of death	Perth , Australia

[1] 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 October 2, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 VN. Discovered 1980 Nov. 9 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "