Mel Bartels

Mel Bartels (born 1954) is an amateur astronomer after whom the asteroid 17823 Bartels was named. 17823 Bartels lies in the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.^[1][2][3]

Professionally, Bartels works as a software architect near Eugene, Oregon, U.S..^[4]

Bartels is notable for his developing a free suite of realtime software for the computer control of GoTo altitude-azimuth telescope drives. ^[5]

References

1. ^ 17823 Bartels (1998 GA),JPL small objects browser
2. ^ Orbital diagram (requires java), Jet Propulsion Laboratory
3. ^ Higher Education: Mel Bartels
4. ^ Mel Bartels homepage
5. ^ Biography of Mel Bartels

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Name	Bartels, Mel
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Date of birth	1954
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