Nice tribute

By Michael on May 27, 2009 at 8:03 pm | In Blog Posts | No Comments

John Hearnshaw, as part of Cosmic Diary, has written a very nice article: Recollections of three great photometrists: Whitford, Eggen and Cousins. As a student and practitioner of modern astronomical photometry, it is very interesting to read up on my predecessors.

I, too, have recollections of great photometrists, having spent time with Dr. Arne Henden and, more recently, Dr. Arlo Landolt. It is a strange science that has given us a great deal of insight into our universe and stars in particular.