Edward A. Halbach

Edward A. Halbach

Edward A. Halbach is an American amateur astronomer and prolific variable star observer.

He developed his interest in astronomy in 1933. One year later he became a member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO). He was also one of the first members of the Milwaukee Astronomical Society cite web
last = Kaiser
first = Daniel H.
coauthors = Janet A. Mattei
title = The William Tyler Olcott Award 2003
publisher = The AAVSO
date = 2003-04-26
url = http://www.aavso.org/aavso/membership/halbach.shtml
accessdate = 2007-08-21 ] and directed its observatory for 35 years. cite web
title = Armfield Dome
publisher = The Milwaukee Astronomical Society
url = http://www.milwaukeeastro.org/MAS_Main.asp?SW=800&Category=3&Menu=14
accessdate = 2007-08-21 ] In 1947 he was elected the first official president of the Astronomical League. [ cite web
last = Allen
first = Charles E.
title = Buhl Planetarium Assists in Creation of The Astronomical League
publisher = The Buhl Planetariumand Institute ofPopular Science
url = http://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/AstroLeague.html
accessdate = 2007-08-21 ] Besides his numerous variable star observations he was interested also in solar astronomy and occultations.

Acknowledgement

The Astronomical League awarded Edward Halbach with the Astronomical League Award in 1972 [ cite web
title = Previous Astronomical League Award winners
publisher = The Astronomical League
url = http://www.astroleague.org/al/awards/alaward/alawdprv.html
accessdate = 2007-08-21 ] and the Leslie C. Peltier Award in 1981 for his variable star and lunar occultation observations and contributions to artificial satellite programs. [ cite web
last = Kolman
first = Roger
title = The Astronomical League's Leslie C. Peltier Award
publisher = The AAVSO
url = http://www.aavso.org/aavso/membership/peltier.shtml
accessdate = 2007-08-21 ] The American Association of Variable Star Observers honoured him with the Merit Award in 1988, for his record of more than 50,000 observations in the AAVSO International Database and for 54-year service in the society. [ cite web
title = The Merit Award
publisher = The AAVSO
url = http://www.aavso.org/aavso/membership/merit.shtml
accessdate = 2007-08-21 ]

He also won the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for his variable star and occultation observations in 1997. [ cite web
title = Past Amateur Achievement Winners
publisher = The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
url = http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/pastamateur.html
accessdate = 2007-08-21 ] In 2003 he was awarded the William Tyler Olcott Award of the AAVSO, acknowledging him, among others, as a promoter of variable star observing and a mentor of amateur astronomers. By that time he contributed to the society's database with over 98,000 observations.

The Milwaukee Astronomical Society named one of their two in to cm|12.5 telescopes "Halbach reflector" in his honour.

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