Gordon Myers Amateur Achievement Award Explained

Gordon Myers Amateur Achievement Award
Awarded For:Significant contributions to astronomy or amateur astronomy
Presenter:Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Year:1979

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.

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.[3]

Winners

Recipients of the award have been: [4]

scope=colYearscope=col width=130 Namescope=colNationalityscope=col style="text-align:left"Fieldscope=colNotes
1979scope=rowOccultations
1980scope=rowVariable stars[5]
1981scope=rowNovae/Comets[6]
1982scope=rowProblicom[7] [8]
1983scope=rowAsteroids[9] [10]
1984scope=rowPhotoelectric photometry[11]
1985scope=row & Robert EvansSupernovae
|[12] [13] |-| 1986!scope=row| | | Computational astronomy|[14] [15] |-| 1987!scope=row| | | Variable stars|[16] |-| 1988!scope=row| | | Astrophotography|[17] |-| 1989!scope=row| | | Double stars|[18] |-| 1990!scope=row| | | Meteorites|[19] |-| 1991!scope=row| | | Asteroid orbits|[20] |-| 1992!scope=row| &<br />Helen Lines| | Photoelectric photometry of variable stars|[21] |-| 1993!scope=row| | /| Comets|[22] |-| 1994!scope=row| | | ALPO founder| [3] |-| 1995!scope=row| | | Planetary imaging| [3] |-| 1996!scope=row| | | Variable stars|[23] |-| 1997!scope=row| | | Variable stars/occultations|[24] |-| 1998!scope=row| | | Variable stars/comets|[25] |-| 1999!scope=row| | | Trans-Neptunian objects|[26] |-| 2000!scope=row| | | Deep-sky imaging/Comet Hyakutake| [27] |-| 2001!scope=row| | | Computing comet orbits| [28] |-| 2002!scope=row|| colspan = 3| No award|-| 2003!scope=row| | | Near-Earth asteroids| [29] |-| 2004!scope=row| | | Imaging and image processing| [30] |-| 2005!scope=row| | | Light pollution| [31] |-| 2006!scope=row| | | Visual and CCD observations of variable stars/comets| [32] |-| 2007!scope=row| | | R Coronae Borealis stars/variable star monitoring| [33] |-| 2008!scope=row| | | CCD imaging| [34] |-| 2009!scope=row| | | Developing CCD instrumentation and a worldwide sky survey program| [35] |-| 2010!scope=row| | | 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| [36] |-| 2011!scope=row| | | Advancing the fields of extra-solar planet research and stellar astrophysics| [37] |-| 2012!scope=row| | | Photoelectric photometry and high-resolution spectroscopy| [38] |-| 2013!scope=row|| colspan = 3| No award|-| 2014!scope=row| | | 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| [39] |-| 2015!scope=row||colspan=3| No award|-| 2016!scope=row||colspan=3| No award|-| 2017!scope=row| | | Supernovae/Comets| [40] |-| 2018!scope=row| | | Exoplanets| [41] |-|}

See also

Other Astronomical Society of the Pacific awards:

Other amateur astronomy awards:

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . August 5, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070713015948/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/amateur.html. July 13, 2007 . live.
  2. 2008 ASP Award Recipients Press Release . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 22, 2009 . May 7, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090507091911/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/08winnerspr.html . live .
  3. Web site: Past Amateur Achievement Winners . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009 . July 13, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070713114309/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/pastamateur.html . live .
  4. Web site: Past recipients. Astronomica Society of the Pacific. 25 October 2019. October 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025141831/https://astrosociety.org/who-we-are/awards/gordon-myers-amateur-achievement-award.html/title/past-recipients. live.
  5. Kuhi . L. . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . Frank Bateson received the Amateur Achievement Award . Mercury . 9 . 162 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 1980 . 1980Mercu...9..162K.
  6. Arp . H. C. . Halton Arp . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . George E. D. Alcock received the Amateur Achievement Award . Mercury . 10 . 186–189 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 1981 . 1981Mercu..10..186A.
  7. Arp . Halton Arp . H. C. . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . 1982 A.S.P. Amateur Achievement Award – Mayer, Ben . Mercury . 11 . 156 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 1982 . 1982Mercu..11..156A.
  8. Ben Mayer received the Amateur Achievement Award . Physics Today . 11 . 83 . American Institute of Physics . 1982 . 1982PhT....35...83. . 10.1063/1.2914861 . 35.
  9. Morrison . D. . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . Jay U. Gunter received the Amateur Achievement Award 1983 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 6 . 186 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 1983 . 6 . 1983Mercu..12Q.186M.
  10. Jay Gunter received the Amateur Achievement Award 1983 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Physics Today . 37 . 3 . 113 . American Institute of Physics . 1984 . 1984PhT....37c.113. . 10.1063/1.2916126 .
  11. Arp . H. C. . Halton Arp . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . Russel M. Genet received the Amateur Achievement Award 1984 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 13 . 6 . 168 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . December 1984 . 1984Mercu..13..168W.
  12. Hesser . J. E. . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . Gregg Thompson and Robert Evans received the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 14 . 2 . 44–45 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 1985 . 1985Mercu..14S..44H.
  13. Gregg Thompson and Robert Evans received the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Physics Today . 38 . 6 . 90 . American Institute of Physics . 1985 . 10.1063/1.2814606 . 1985PhT....38T..90..
  14. Wolff . S. . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . Jean Meeus received the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 15 . 5 . 142–143 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . June 1986 . 1986Mercu..15R.142W.
  15. Jean Meeus Wins Award . National Newsletter . 80 . 4 . L53 . Royal Astronomical Society of Canada . August 1986 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728031103/http://www.rasc.ca/publications/nationalnewsletter/nn-1986-08.pdf . July 28, 2011 . November 21, 2009.
  16. Hesser . J. E. . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . Clinton B. Ford received the Amateur Achievement Award 1987 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 16 . 5 . 148 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . September 1987 . 1987Mercu..16..148H.
  17. Hesser . J. E. . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . Jack Newton received the Amateur Achievement Award 1988 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 27 . 6 . 189–190 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 1988 . 1988Mercu..17R.189H.
  18. Morrison . N. D. . Paul Baize received the Amateur Achievement Award 1989 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 18 . 3 . 206 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . December 1989 . 1989Mercu..18..203M.
  19. Morrison . N. D. . A. Fraknoi . Andrew Fraknoi . Oscar Monnig received the Amateur Achievement Award 1990 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 19 . 6 . 186–187 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . December 1990 . 1990Mercu..19..186M.
  20. Morrison . N. D. . Otto Kippes received the Amateur Achievement Award 1991 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 20 . 6 . 188–189 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . December 1991 . 1991Mercu..20..188M.
  21. Genet . R. . Russell Merle Genet . Richard and Helen Lines received the Amateur Achievement Award 1992 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 21 . 6 . 199–200 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . December 1992 . 1992Mercu..21..199G.
  22. Ferris . T. . David Levy received the Amateur Achievement Award 1993 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 22 . 4 . 125–126 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . August 1993 . 1993Mercu..22..125F.
  23. ASP Amateur Achievement Award to Danie Overbeek . Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa . 56 . 2 . Astronomical Society of Southern Africa . 1997 . 1997MNSSA..56....2..
  24. Mattei . J. A. . Janet Akyüz Mattei . Edward A. Halbach received the Amateur Achievement Award 1997 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 26 . 3 . 6 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . June 1997 . 1997Mercu..26c...6M.
  25. Awards Received . AAVSO Newsletter . 21 . 2 . The American Association of Variable Star Observers . December 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061025015052/http://www.aavso.org/publications/newsletter/number21/news21a.pdf . October 25, 2006 . November 21, 2009.
  26. Mattei . J. A. . Janet Akyüz Mattei . Warren Offutt received the Amateur Achievement Award 1999 of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . Mercury . 28 . 3 . 5 . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . June 1999 . 1999Mercu..28c...5M.
  27. Web site: 2000 ASP Annual Award Winners . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120529213724/http://astrosociety.org/membership/awards/00winners.html . May 29, 2012 . dead .
  28. Web site: 2001 ASP Award Winners Press Release . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091107004128/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/01winnerspr.html. November 7, 2009 . live.
  29. Web site: 2003 ASP Award Winners Press Release . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009 . June 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613045441/http://astrosociety.org/membership/awards/03winnerspr.html . live .
  30. Web site: 2004 ASP Award Recipients Press Release . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091109015038/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/04winnerspr.html. November 9, 2009 . live.
  31. Web site: 2005 ASP Annual Award Winners – Amateur Achievement Award – Tim Hunter . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009 . June 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613045803/http://astrosociety.org/membership/awards/bios/tim_hunter.html . live .
  32. Web site: 2006 ASP Annual Award Winners – Amateur Achievement Award – Kamil Hornoch . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009 . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207131231/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/bios/hornoch.html . live .
  33. Web site: 2007 ASP Annual Award Winners – Amateur Achievement Award – Peter Francis Williams . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009 . June 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613045551/http://astrosociety.org/membership/awards/bios/williams.html . live .
  34. Web site: 2008 ASP Annual Award Winners – Amateur Achievement Award – Stevel Mandel . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009 . June 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613050235/http://astrosociety.org/membership/awards/bios/mandel.html . live .
  35. Web site: 2009 ASP Award Recipients Press Release . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . November 21, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091016112052/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/09winnerspr.html. October 16, 2009 . live.
  36. Web site: 2010 ASP Award Recipients Press Release . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . October 28, 2012 . November 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113100531/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/10winnerspr.html . live .
  37. Web site: 2011 ASP Award Recipients Press Release . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . October 28, 2012 . November 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113100537/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/11winnerspr.html . live .
  38. Web site: The Astronomical Society of the Pacific Announces 2012 Award Recipients in Astronomy Research and Education . Astronomical Society of the Pacific . October 28, 2012 . November 27, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121127033625/http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/12winnerspr.html . live .
  39. Web site: Annual Awards. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 17 December 2014. December 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226133356/http://www.astrosociety.org/about-us/awards/. dead.
  40. Web site: The Astronomical Society of the Pacific Announces Its 2017 Award Recipients for Astronomy Research and Education. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 6 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007020901/https://www.astrosociety.org/society-news/the-astronomical-society-of-the-pacific-announces-its-2017-award-recipients-for-astronomy-research-and-education/. October 7, 2017. dead.
  41. Web site: The Astronomical Society of the Pacific Announces Its 2018 Award Recipients for Astronomy Research and Education. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 26 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190128191450/https://www.astrosociety.org/society-news/2018-awards-recipients/#amateur. January 28, 2019. dead.

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