American astronomer (b. 1952)
Brian Dale Warner (born 1952) is an Americanamateur astronomer andcomputer programmer . In 2006 he was awarded the inauguralChambliss Amateur Achievement Award by theAmerican Astronomical Society .[ 3] [ 4]
From the 1990s to 2011 Warner operated from the Palmer Divide Observatory at his home nearColorado Springs, Colorado .[ 5] [ 6] [ 3] U82 Center for Solar System Studies inLanders, California .[ 7]
Warner's astronomy has included extensive use ofphotometry to record thelight curves ofasteroids andvariable stars .[ 3] binary asteroids in themain belt contributed to the abandonment of the theory that binary asteroids only form throughtidal interactions with planets.[ 8] [ 4] 70030 Margaretmiller ,34366 Rosavestal and34398 Terryschmidt .[ 9]
Warner is thedeveloper of the Minor Planet Observer (MPO)suite of astronomy software used for photometry observations of asteroids and variable stars.[ 10] [ 11] A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis , published bySpringer , on using photometry to study asteroids and variable stars.[ 10]
Warner studied undergraduate physics at theUniversity of Colorado . In 2005 he was awarded a master's degree in astronomy fromJames Cook University inQueensland , Australia.[ 4] [ 12] [ 8]
The 4.9 km (3.0 mi) widemain belt asteroid8734 Warner is named in his honor.[ 2] [ 13]
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