Naoto Sato
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese amateur astronomer
and planetarian (a member of the professional staff of a planetarium
). He has done much for the spread of astronomy in Japan through speaking on planetaria
and the results of astronomical observation.
He supports ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
), which is a program that offers students an opportunity to experience the excitement of amateur radio by talking directly with crewmembers of the ISS (International Space Station
).
Prefecture, including: 1995DJ2, Kamikochi, Azumino, Jonen, Iruma, and Sado. He has discovered so many asteroids that he is ranked among the top 50 asteroid discoverers in the world (The Astronomy Yearbook – 2008). The asteroid 6025 SATO-NAOTO, which Takeshi Urata discovered on December 30, 1992, was named after him.
In 2001, while working as support staff at JK1ZAM, the club station of Iruma Children’s Center (an educational institution for children in Iruma City), he helped achieve the first ARISS school contact in Japan.
Also, in 2003, as a coordinating teacher, he helped accomplish the first solo contact between a junior high school in Japan and the ISS, with the support of JK1ZAM.
He regularly spoke on the astronomical talk program Sunset Café at the local radio station “FM CHAPPY 77.7” from December 2006 to November 2008.
He held the position of vice-director on the board of the Saitama Planetarium Liaison Council (2007-2008).
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese amateur astronomer
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 planetarian (a member of the professional staff of a planetarium
Planetarium
A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation...
). He has done much for the spread of astronomy in Japan through speaking on planetaria
Planetarium
A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation...
and the results of astronomical observation.
He supports ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station is a project sponsored by various entities and carried out by astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station who also have an amateur radio license. The program was previously called SAREX, the Space Amateur Radio Experiment, and...
), which is a program that offers students an opportunity to experience the excitement of amateur radio by talking directly with crewmembers of the ISS (International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
).
Astronomy
Since 1995, he and his friend Takeshi Urata have discovered a large number of asteroids from Chichibu, SaitamaChichibu, Saitama
is a city in Saitama, Japan. As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 68,701, with a household number of 26,230. The total area is 577.69 km²....
Prefecture, including: 1995DJ2, Kamikochi, Azumino, Jonen, Iruma, and Sado. He has discovered so many asteroids that he is ranked among the top 50 asteroid discoverers in the world (The Astronomy Yearbook – 2008). The asteroid 6025 SATO-NAOTO, which Takeshi Urata discovered on December 30, 1992, was named after him.
In 2001, while working as support staff at JK1ZAM, the club station of Iruma Children’s Center (an educational institution for children in Iruma City), he helped achieve the first ARISS school contact in Japan.
Also, in 2003, as a coordinating teacher, he helped accomplish the first solo contact between a junior high school in Japan and the ISS, with the support of JK1ZAM.
He regularly spoke on the astronomical talk program Sunset Café at the local radio station “FM CHAPPY 77.7” from December 2006 to November 2008.
He held the position of vice-director on the board of the Saitama Planetarium Liaison Council (2007-2008).