Donald C. Parker, also known as Don Parker, is an American retired physician and amateur astronomer, specializing in the research of the Solar System and planetary photography. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Amateur astronomy, a subset of Astronomy, is a Hobby whose participants enjoy studying and observing celestial objects The Solar System consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by Gravity. A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is Astrophotography is a specialized type of Photography that entails making photographs of astronomical objects in the sky such as the Moon, Sun, Planets Many of his over 20,000 images of Mars were used also by professional astronomers at NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and some observatories and published in numerous books and journals, including Science and Nature. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Science is the Academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world's most prestigious Scientific Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869 In 2000 he co-authored the book Introduction to Observing and Photographing the Solar System. He is a past director of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. The Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (referred to and pronounced as "ALPO" was founded by Walter H
In 1994 the Mars-crosser asteroid 5392 Parker was named in his honour. 5392 Parker (1986 AK is a Mars-crossing Asteroid discovered on January 12, 1986 by C One year later his planetary images were acknowledged with the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The Amateur Achievement Award recognizes "significant contributions to Astronomy or amateur astronomy by those not employed in the field of astronomy in a professional The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP is a scientific and educational organization founded in San Francisco in 1889. In 2004 he received the Gold Medal of the Oriental Astronomical Association for his work on Mars.
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- Donald C. Parker, solar system researcher, planetary photographer. Sky & Telescope (S&T is an American monthly Magazine covering all aspects of Amateur astronomy, including current events in The Meade Instruments Corporation (2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5392 Parker (1986 AK). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
- Past Amateur Achievement winners. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
| Preceded by Walter H. Haas |
Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1995 |
Succeeded by Michiel Daniel Overbeek |
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| NAME | Parker, Donald |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American physician, amateur astronomer and astrophotographer |
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