Denis Denisenko
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Denis Denisenko is a Russian astronomer
and ironist
of the late 20th – early 21st century.
and a Diploma: Spectral Properties of Gamma-Ray Bursts Observed by PHEBUS Instrument of the Granat
observatory. In 1991, he joined the High Energy Astrophysics Department of the Russian Space Research Institute
(IKI)] where he still works. He was a visiting observer at the TUBITAK National Observatory
(TUG) between 2002 and 2007, the author of more than 25 scientific articles and the presenter of talks at five international conferences.
He has been an amateur astronomer since 1977, a member of the Moscow Astronomy Club since 2002 and the head of a working group on asteroidal occultations. He participated in Astrofests 2001–2006 and was a speaker at Astrofest 2005 and 2006. He is an active enthusiast of professional-amateur collaboration in astronomy and long-time contributor to IOTAoccultations, Planoccult, meteorobs, comets-ml, MPML, SeeSat, AAVSO-HEN, AAVSO-DIS, vsnet-alert, vsnet-outburst, cvnet-discussion mailing lists. He is the owner and moderator of five Russian astronomy mailing lists (komety, pokrytie, rusmeteors, moscow-astro, varstars) and author of a few popular articles in Zemlya i Vselennaya (Earth and Universe) magazine. He was mentioned in Sky and Telescope twice and gave interviews on Russian News Service, Radio Liberty, Gazeta
newspaper, and the BBC Russian Service
in 2007.
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
and ironist
Ironist
Ironist is a term coined by Richard Rorty to describe someone who fulfills three conditions:In Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity, Rorty argues that Proust, Nietzsche, Foucault, Heidegger, Derrida, and Nabokov, among others, all exemplify Ironism to different extents.-References:*Rorty, Richard....
of the late 20th – early 21st century.
Biography
Born in 1971 in Moscow, Denisenko graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT or Phystech) in 1993 with a Master of Science in AstrophysicsAstrophysics
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their interactions and behavior...
and a Diploma: Spectral Properties of Gamma-Ray Bursts Observed by PHEBUS Instrument of the Granat
Granat
The International Astrophysical Observatory "GRANAT" , was a Soviet space observatory developed in collaboration with France, Denmark and Bulgaria. It was launched on 1 December 1989 aboard a Proton rocket and placed in a highly eccentric four-day orbit, of which three were devoted to observations...
observatory. In 1991, he joined the High Energy Astrophysics Department of the Russian Space Research Institute
Russian Space Research Institute
The Russian Space Research Institute is the leading organization of the Russian Academy of Sciences on space exploration to benefit fundamental science....
(IKI)] where he still works. He was a visiting observer at the TUBITAK National Observatory
TUBITAK National Observatory
TUBITAK Ulusal Gozlemevi, that is, TUBITAK National Observatory, is operated under the administration of TUG Institute of TUBITAK , and located approximately 50 kilometers south-west of Antalya, Turkey. There are four telescopes which have sizes 0.40 , 0.45 , 1.5 meter and 1 meter...
(TUG) between 2002 and 2007, the author of more than 25 scientific articles and the presenter of talks at five international conferences.
He has been an amateur astronomer since 1977, a member of the Moscow Astronomy Club since 2002 and the head of a working group on asteroidal occultations. He participated in Astrofests 2001–2006 and was a speaker at Astrofest 2005 and 2006. He is an active enthusiast of professional-amateur collaboration in astronomy and long-time contributor to IOTAoccultations, Planoccult, meteorobs, comets-ml, MPML, SeeSat, AAVSO-HEN, AAVSO-DIS, vsnet-alert, vsnet-outburst, cvnet-discussion mailing lists. He is the owner and moderator of five Russian astronomy mailing lists (komety, pokrytie, rusmeteors, moscow-astro, varstars) and author of a few popular articles in Zemlya i Vselennaya (Earth and Universe) magazine. He was mentioned in Sky and Telescope twice and gave interviews on Russian News Service, Radio Liberty, Gazeta
Gazeta
gazeta.ru is a Russian online newspaper covering politics and business. The first issue was published on 28 February 1999. Once controlled by Vladislav Borodulin, the editor-in-chief of the business daily Kommersant, gazeta.ru was sold in 2005 to Sekret Firmy Publishing, a publishing house...
newspaper, and the BBC Russian Service
BBC Russian Service
The BBC Russian Service was part of the BBC World Service's foreign language output, one of 33 languages it provided.-History:The BBC Russian Service began broadcasting on 26 March 1946....
in 2007.
Major discoveries
- Optical Afterglow Candidate of GRB 920925C (2007) – the "prehistoric" Gamma ray burstGamma ray burstGamma-ray bursts are flashes of gamma rays associated with extremely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies. They are the most luminous electromagnetic events known to occur in the universe. Bursts can last from ten milliseconds to several minutes, although a typical...
with the optical afterglow found on the Palomar plate. - NSV 1485 Correct Identification and Period Determination (2007)
- V713 Cep Eclipses and Period Measurement (2007)
- Deep Eclipses in the Cataclysmic Variable 1RXS J020929.0+283243 (2005) – the binary system with 4.5m eclipse amplitude.
- Minor Planet 2005 UN1
Other achievements
- Variable stars discoveries
- NSV 1485 Outburst Discovery
- Occultation of 2UCAC 31525121 by (130) Elektra – positive! (2007)
- Correctly identified what was thought to be asteroid 2007 VN84 as the Rosetta probe
- Listed at Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering 10th Anniversary Edition 2008–2009
Literary works (in Russian)
- Hide away – Den is comin'! (1997) – book of ironic parodies on Russian ironist Andrey Knyshev.
- Was N.A. Morozov right, or Dating the Denderah Zodiacs (1992)