Richard Huziak

Richard Huziak

Canadian amateur astronomer, Richard Huziak, born 1957, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, the namesake of asteroid 4143 Huziak, is a former president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Saskatoon Centre, and a prominent member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers with over 14,500 observations of variable stars to his credit. In 2003, Huziak was awarded AAVSO's Director's Award by Janet Mattei.

Huziak is also an environmentalist addressing light pollution in Saskatchewan. He was a member of the committee that created the Cypress Hills Dark Sky Preserve in September 2004.


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