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The American Association of Amateur Astronomers |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 30, 2003 -- The American Association of Amateur Astronomers is proud to recognize the astronomical achievements of AAAA member Eugene Lanning of Nebraska City, NE, and his Project Jupiter.
Eugene single handedly conceived and led a project for AAAA members around the country to use their own telescopes to make measurements of the planet Jupiter and Jupiter's moons to derive their orbital period. Then, from that derived orbital period data, participants were able to make computations of the mass of Jupiter, its pull of gravity, and the escape velocity of Jupiter.
Over ten AAAA members participated in this difficult project during Autumn 2002, and from their efforts, especially those of Tim Tyler of Angola, Indiana, were able to derive data about Jupiter within 0.2 percent of current NASA calculations.
The methods that Eugene Lanning and his team of observers used are outlined in a report that he submitted on behalf of the AAAA members participating. His report has now been formatted and published on the web site of the American Association of Amateur Astronomers for everyone to read.
It is our hope that not only will Eugene thus receive the recognition within the astronomical community that he deserves, but that his work and the detailed description of his methods will inspire other amateur astronomers to participate in such a project.
You can read the Project Jupiter Report at the following web address:
http://www.astromax.org/projectjupiter/
Congratulations to Eugene Lanning and his team of observers for a job well done.
Ed Flaspoehler, President
American Association of Amateur Astronomers
http://www.astromax.com
The American Association of Amateur Astronomers has had an active presence in the amateur astronomy community since 1996. As the AAAA continues to grow and expand, it is having a wider and wider influence among amateur astronomers, and continues to refine the use of the internet as a tool to promote amateur astronomy to the widest possible audience. Through the medium of its own web page, an online store devoted to carefully chosen astronomy merchandise, our own quarterly newsletter, reciprocal links with other astronomy web sites, the creative use of online resources such as eGroups, Listbot and banner advertising, affiliate programs such as Amazon.com, and partnerships with well recognized astronomy organizations such as Sky Publishing, Kalmbach Publishing, Bushnell Sports Optics and the Astronomical League, the American Association of Amateur Astronomers has become an important source of astronomy information on the World Wide Web.
For More Information Contact:
American Association of Amateur Astronomers
P.O. Box 7981
Dallas, TX 75209-0981
Web Address:
http://www.astromax.com
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