- David J. Asher
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Asteroids discovered: 10 9084 Achristou February 3, 1995 10369 Sinden February 8, 1995 12395 Richnelson February 8, 1995 15834 McBride February 4, 1995 16693 Moseley December 26, 1994 22403 Manjitludher June 5, 1995 26891 Johnbutler February 7, 1995 37678 McClure February 3, 1995 42531 McKenna June 5, 1995 Edinburgh) is a British astronomer, who works at the Armagh Observatory (IAU code 981) in Northern Ireland.[1] He is known for the meteor research that he conducts with Robert McNaught. In 1999 and 2000, they accurately gauged when the Leonids meteor shower would peak, while underestimating the peak intensities.[2]
He has also acted in a Hollywood movie. His chief interests include orbits and dynamics of comets and meteors.
Asher has done his doctorate from Oxford and he has also studied mathematics at Cambridge.
References
- ^ "David Asher". http://star.arm.ac.uk/~dja/dja.html. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (2001-11-13). "Coming Soon: Prime View of a Meteor Shower". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/13/science/13LEON.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved 2010-01-31.[dead link]
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