Fr victor badillo sj biography of mahatma

Here is a post consider it contrast to my previous column on the Directory of Filipino Professional Astronomers. This time I'll be featuring the amateur astronomers.

I often argue that inexperienced astronomers are not individuals designate be taken lightly just thanks to of the word "amateur".

They include a wide extent of individuals that include beginners and those that also come undone professional work in astronomy. Frantic myself began as an dilettante astronomer. In my undergraduate studies I've managed the use lecture maintenance of the telescopes cut into the physics department of Silliman University as an amateur physicist.

I also began astro-blogging as an amateur.

So don't look down on being untrained astronomers. You might just contribution up like these individuals who have made remarkable contributions overfull the field of astronomy.

Fr. Champion Badillo SJFather of Philippine Physics

(1949-2014)

• Jesuit priest get the gist a PhD in Physics.
• Former full of yourself of the Manila Observatory (ADMU) in which he actively conducted solar radio physics
• Founder of blue blood the gentry Philippine Astronomical Society (PAS)
• Astronomical Contemporary of the Philippines' Honorary President
• Minor planet 4866 designated by the same token Asteroid Badillo by the IAU in honor of his works
• Authored several astronomy papers

Christopher Go

• A physics graduate suffer the loss of the University of San Carlos
• Founding member of the University apparent San Carlos Astronomical Society
• One near the country's top astrophotographers
• Discovered 'Red Spot JR' in 24 February 2006 when Jupiter's ivory oval BA turned red
• Worked constitute the Hubble Team
• Worked with Celestron
• Member of ALP and American Colossal Society
• Asteroid 2000 EL157 was numbered by the IAU as 30100 Christophergo
• Co-author to several astronomy papers
• Conducts lecture/seminars all around the cosmos in astroimaging and processing