10 yr old girl pwns astronomers worldwide...
Someone mentioned in comments on previous post about a girl discovering a supernova so I went a'googling:
Supernova found by 10-year-old Canadian girl
5 January 2011 Last updated at 13:23 ET Help A 10-year-old Canadian girl has become the youngest person in the world to find a supernova, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada has confirmed.
Kathryn Gray was studying images taken at an amateur observatory when she spotted the magnitude 17 supernova in the galaxy UGC 3378, in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
Her father, Paul Gray - also a keen amateur astronomer - helped her confirm the find by taking steps to rule out asteroids and checking the list of current known supernovas.
Text from BBC News (link includes a video)
There are images and technical details at Abbey Ridge Observatory site and of course the requisite Wikipedia entry.
Very cool for this girl, I hope she sticks with science as she grows up!
Supernova found by 10-year-old Canadian girl
5 January 2011 Last updated at 13:23 ET Help A 10-year-old Canadian girl has become the youngest person in the world to find a supernova, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada has confirmed.
Kathryn Gray was studying images taken at an amateur observatory when she spotted the magnitude 17 supernova in the galaxy UGC 3378, in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
Her father, Paul Gray - also a keen amateur astronomer - helped her confirm the find by taking steps to rule out asteroids and checking the list of current known supernovas.
Text from BBC News (link includes a video)
There are images and technical details at Abbey Ridge Observatory site and of course the requisite Wikipedia entry.
Very cool for this girl, I hope she sticks with science as she grows up!