Mark Armstrong
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| 15967 Clairearmstrong 15967 Clairearmstrong 15967 Clairearmstrong is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1998 by Mark Armstrong at Rolvenden, Kent, United Kingdom.- External links :*... |
February 24, 1998 |
| 44016 Jimmypage 44016 Jimmypage 44016 Jimmypage is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 30, 1997 by Mark Armstrong and Claire Armstrong at Rolvenden, Kent, United Kingdom.- External links :*... |
November 30, 1997 |
Claire Armstrong
Claire Armstrong is a British amateur astronomer. She is the wife of supernova hunter Mark Armstrong, and both work from Rolvenden , Kent, England. The asteroid 15967 Clairearmstrong was named in her honour by its discoverer, her husband....
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Mark Armstrong is a British amateur astronomer, a member of the British Astronomical Association
British Astronomical Association
The British Astronomical Association is the senior national association of amateur astronomers in the UK.-Function:It encourages observational astronomy by non-professionals in areas which cannot be covered by professional observatories...
. With his wife Claire Armstrong
Claire Armstrong
Claire Armstrong is a British amateur astronomer. She is the wife of supernova hunter Mark Armstrong, and both work from Rolvenden , Kent, England. The asteroid 15967 Clairearmstrong was named in her honour by its discoverer, her husband....
, he works from Rolvenden
Rolvenden
Rolvenden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village is located on the A28 Ashford to Hastings road, south-west of Tenterden.The settlement of Rolvenden Layne, south of Rolvenden, is also in the parish.-History:...
(IAU code 960), Kent, England, and, as of 2006, has 58 supernova
Supernova
A supernova is a stellar explosion that is more energetic than a nova. It is pronounced with the plural supernovae or supernovas. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months...
discoveries (and 12 co-discoveries) to his credit in addition to two asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
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