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Ziad Jarrah was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks. He is believed to have taken over as the pilot of the aircraft and made an unsuccessful attempt to crash the plane into either the White House or the U.S. Capitol. After a wealthy and secular upbringing, Jarrah became involved in the September 11 conspiracy in college. Unique among the hijackers, he had a girlfriend and was close to his family. There are disputes concerning whether or not Jarrah was actually on Flight 93, although the 9/11 Commission concluded that his was not a case of mistaken identity. (more...)
Deep Impact is a NASAspace probe designed to study the composition of the interior of the cometTempel 1. At 5:52 UTC on July 4, 2005, one section of the Deep Impact probe successfully impacted the comet's nucleus, excavating debris from the interior of the nucleus. Photographs of the impact showed the comet to be more dusty and less icy than expected. The impact generated a large, bright dust cloud that obscured the hoped-for view of the impact crater.
The Gordon Myers Amateur Achievement Award, known until 2018 as the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, is one of nine annual astronomical awards managed by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. It recognizes "significant contributions to astronomy or amateur astronomy by those not employed in the field of astronomy in a professional capacity."[1] The contributions can be done in the fields of both observational astronomy or astronomical technologies.[2] The award has been given to amateur astronomers from various countries since 1979 and has become one of the most geographically diverse astronomical awards.[3]
Award winners receive a commemorative plaque, which is presented at the Annual Meeting Awards Banquet. The monetary value of the award is US$500. Candidates can be nominated by any member of the astronomical community (with the exception of the nominees themselves and their families) and the nominations should be accompanied by other letters of support. All the nominations have to be delivered to the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by December 15 of the nominating year and remain valid for three years. The winners are selected by the Awards Committee appointed by the Board of Directors. The committee have the right not to award any of the nominees if they do not consider their achievements exceptional enough,[1] which has already happened several times.[4]
Adapted Canadian Meteorological Centre forecast products for the purpose of planning observing sessions with highly accurate high resolution point forecasts of cloud cover, transparency, seeing, darkness, wind, temperature and humidity over North and Central America
Instrumental in helping redefine the Z Cam sub-type of dwarf novae, and discovered the recurrent nova V745 Sco in outburst in the morning sky, triggering an AAVSO Alert Notice and significant attention from the astronomical community
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^Kuhi, L.; A. Fraknoi (1980). "Frank Bateson received the Amateur Achievement Award". Mercury. 9. Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 162. Bibcode:1980Mercu...9..162K.
^Morrison, D.; A. Fraknoi (1983). "Jay U. Gunter received the Amateur Achievement Award 1983 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 6 (6). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 186. Bibcode:1983Mercu..12Q.186M.
^"Jay Gunter received the Amateur Achievement Award 1983 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Physics Today. 37 (3). American Institute of Physics: 113. 1984. Bibcode:1984PhT....37c.113.. doi:10.1063/1.2916126.
^Arp, H. C.; A. Fraknoi (December 1984). "Russel M. Genet received the Amateur Achievement Award 1984 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 13 (6). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 168. Bibcode:1984Mercu..13..168W.
^Hesser, J. E.; A. Fraknoi (1985). "Gregg Thompson and Robert Evans received the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 14 (2). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 44–45. Bibcode:1985Mercu..14S..44H.
^"Gregg Thompson and Robert Evans received the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Physics Today. 38 (6). American Institute of Physics: 90. 1985. Bibcode:1985PhT....38T..90.. doi:10.1063/1.2814606.
^Wolff, S.; A. Fraknoi (June 1986). "Jean Meeus received the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 15 (5). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 142–143. Bibcode:1986Mercu..15R.142W.
^"Jean Meeus Wins Award"(PDF). National Newsletter. 80 (4). Royal Astronomical Society of Canada: L53. August 1986. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^Hesser, J. E.; A. Fraknoi (September 1987). "Clinton B. Ford received the Amateur Achievement Award 1987 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 16 (5). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 148. Bibcode:1987Mercu..16..148H.
^Hesser, J. E.; A. Fraknoi (1988). "Jack Newton received the Amateur Achievement Award 1988 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 27 (6). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 189–190. Bibcode:1988Mercu..17R.189H.
^Morrison, N. D. (December 1989). "Paul Baize received the Amateur Achievement Award 1989 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 18 (3). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 206. Bibcode:1989Mercu..18..203M.
^Morrison, N. D.; A. Fraknoi (December 1990). "Oscar Monnig received the Amateur Achievement Award 1990 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 19 (6). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 186–187. Bibcode:1990Mercu..19..186M.
^Morrison, N. D. (December 1991). "Otto Kippes received the Amateur Achievement Award 1991 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 20 (6). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 188–189. Bibcode:1991Mercu..20..188M.
^Genet, R. (December 1992). "Richard and Helen Lines received the Amateur Achievement Award 1992 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 21 (6). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 199–200. Bibcode:1992Mercu..21..199G.
^Ferris, T. (August 1993). "David Levy received the Amateur Achievement Award 1993 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 22 (4). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 125–126. Bibcode:1993Mercu..22..125F.
^"ASP Amateur Achievement Award to Danie Overbeek". Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. 56. Astronomical Society of Southern Africa: 2. 1997. Bibcode:1997MNSSA..56....2.
^Mattei, J. A. (June 1997). "Edward A. Halbach received the Amateur Achievement Award 1997 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 26 (3). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 6. Bibcode:1997Mercu..26c...6M.
^"Awards Received"(PDF). AAVSO Newsletter (21). The American Association of Variable Star Observers: 2. December 1998. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 25, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^Mattei, J. A. (June 1999). "Warren Offutt received the Amateur Achievement Award 1999 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Mercury. 28 (3). Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 5. Bibcode:1999Mercu..28c...5M.