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Erich Karkoschka is an planetary researcher at the Lunar and Planetary Lab of the University of Arizona. A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution He discovered a satellite of Uranus, S/1986 U 10 (later named Perdita) on photographs taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Perdita (pər'-di-tə ˈpɝdɨtə is an Inner satellite of Uranus. Voyager 2 is an unmanned Interplanetary Spacecraft launched on August 20, 1977. [1] He has assembled a number of movies including: the Huygens landing on the Titan moon,[2]the seasonal patterns on Uranus,[3] and a rare triple eclipse on Jupiter. An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one Celestial object moves into the shadow of another [4]

His book The Observer's Sky Atlas,[5] has been translated into several languages as a resource for those interested in observing the sky.

References

  1. ^ Hubble Uncovers Smallest Moons Yet Seen Around Uranus. Science Daily (2003-09-26). Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
  2. ^ Tariq Malik (2006-05-10). Titan in Motion. CNN. Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
  3. ^ Changing Seasons on Uranus. BBC News Online (1999-03-31). Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
  4. ^ Triple Eclipse Dots Jupiter. The Washington Post (2004-11-08). Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
  5. ^ Karkoschka, Erich (1999). The Observer's Sky Atlas. Springer. ISBN:0387986065.  
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