Astronomer discovers odd shaped nebula, gets it named after him
| Published on July 26, 2011 6:25 pm PT – By Dave Tole – Writer – Article Editor and Approved – Ron Jackson |
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(TheWeatherSpace.com) — A planetary nebula has been discovered by Austrian Amateur Astronomer Matthias Kronberger.
The blue-raspberry shaped nebula was discovered using other means NASA uses several amateur astronomy groups to examine findings from the Kepler Space Observatory.
This nebula is called Kronberger 61.
What is funny is that the amateurs do the dirty work and the “professionals” are doing the paperwork. It is the amateurs that are discovering things in and out of our world today, not professionals.
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