Walter H. Haas

Walter H. Haas

Walter H. Haas (born 3 July 1917) is an American amateur astronomer. [ cite web
title = Walter H. Haas Papers, 1935-2002
publisher =
url = http://elibrary.unm.edu/oanm/NmLcU/nmlcu1%23ms0399/nmlcu1%23ms0399_m5.html
accessdate = 2007-11-03 ] He started observing in the 1930s. After the Second World War he founded the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) and served there as the executive director between 1947 and the mid-1980s. Since then he has remained a member of the board of directors as the Director Emeritus. cite web
title = 2004 Presidential Award of the Astronomical League
publisher = The Astronomical League
url = http://www.astroleague.org/al/awards/special/pres2004.html
accessdate = 2007-08-13 ]

He received several awards for his contributions to astronomy: the Astronomical League Award in 1952, [ cite web
title = Previous Astronomical League Award Winners
publisher = The Astronomical League
url = http://www.astroleague.org/al/awards/alaward/alawdprv.html
accessdate = 2007-08-13 ] the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1994 [ cite web
title = Past Amateur Achievement Winners
publisher = Astronomical Society of the Pacific
url = http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/pastamateur.html
accessdate = 2007-08-13 ] and the Presidential Award of the Astronomical League in 2004. ]

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