Marc W. Buie
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| 9116 Billhamilton 9116 Billhamilton 9116 Billhamilton is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 7, 1997 by M. W. Buie at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- References :... |
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| 11670 Fountain 11670 Fountain 11670 Fountain is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 6, 1998 by M. W. Buie at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*... |
January 6, 1998 |
| 20234 Billgibson 20234 Billgibson 20234 Billgibson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 6, 1998 by M. W. Buie at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*- References :... |
January 6, 1998 |
| 28513 Guo 28513 Guo 28513 Guo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 5, 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.- External links :*... |
February 5, 2000 |
| 31203 Hersman 31203 Hersman 31203 Hersman is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 6, 1998 by M. W. Buie at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*... |
January 6, 1998 |
| 32263 Kusnierkiewicz 32263 Kusnierkiewicz 32263 Kusnierkiewicz is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 31, 2000 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.- External links :*... |
July 31, 2000 |
| 34077 Yoshiakifuse 34077 Yoshiakifuse 34077 Yoshiakifuse is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 30, 2000 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.- External links :*... |
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65885 Lubenow
65885 Lubenow is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 27, 1997 by M. W. Buie at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...
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- with Robert L. Millis
- with Amy B. Jordan
- with James L. ElliotJames L. ElliotJames Ludlow Elliot was an American astronomer and scientist who, as part of a team, discovered the rings around the planet Uranus. Elliot was also part of a team that observed global warming on Triton, the largest moon of Neptune....
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Marc W. Buie (icon; born 1958) is an astronomer at Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965....
in Flagstaff, Arizona. He grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and went on to get a B.S. in Physics from Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
in 1980. After that he switched fields and earned his Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in 1984. Dr. Buie was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
from 1985 to 1988. From 1988 to 1991, he worked at the Space Telescope Science Institute
Space Telescope Science Institute
The Space Telescope Science Institute is the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope and for the James Webb Space Telescope...
where he played a key role in the planning and scheduling of the first planetary observations ever made by the Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a Space Shuttle in 1990 and remains in operation. A 2.4 meter aperture telescope in low Earth orbit, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared...
. Dr. Buie joined the staff at Lowell Observatory in 1991.
Pluto
Pluto
Pluto, formal designation 134340 Pluto, is the second-most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the tenth-most-massive body observed directly orbiting the Sun...
has been a central theme of Buie's research ever since 1983. His first result was to prove that the methane
Methane
Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is the simplest alkane, the principal component of natural gas, and probably the most abundant organic compound on earth. The relative abundance of methane makes it an attractive fuel...
visible on Pluto was on its surface and not part of its atmosphere. Since then he has worked on albedo
Albedo
Albedo , or reflection coefficient, is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface. It is defined as the ratio of reflected radiation from the surface to incident radiation upon it...
maps of the surface, composition maps of Pluto and Charon
Charon (moon)
Charon is the largest satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto. It was discovered in 1978 at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station. Following the 2005 discovery of two other natural satellites of Pluto , Charon may also be referred to as Pluto I...
, refinement of the orbits of Charon and even the newly discovered satellites, measurements of the structure of the atmosphere, and other measurements of the properties of the surfaces of Pluto and Charon, just to name a few. He is also one of the co-discoverers of Pluto's newly discovered moons, Nix
Nix (moon)
Nix is a natural satellite of Pluto. It was discovered along with Hydra in June 2005, and is to be visited along with Pluto by the New Horizons mission in July 2015.- Discovery :...
and Hydra
Hydra (moon)
Hydra is the second outermost known natural satellite of Pluto. It was discovered along with Nix in June 2005, and is to be visited along with Pluto by the New Horizons mission in July 2015.- Discovery :...
(Pluto II and Pluto III)
He has been working with the Deep Ecliptic Survey
Deep Ecliptic Survey
The Deep Ecliptic Survey is a project to find Kuiper belt objects , using the facilities of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory .The principal investigator is Bob Millis....
team who have been responsible for the discovery of over 1,000 of these distant objects. Beyond the work of just locating these objects, he works to develop a better picture of the structure and nature of these objects. A spin-off project from this work is his participation in a project to locate a Kuiper Belt
Kuiper belt
The Kuiper belt , sometimes called the Edgeworth–Kuiper belt, is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets extending from the orbit of Neptune to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt, although it is far larger—20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive...
object that is within the range of the New Horizons mission once it passes by Pluto.
In addition to his research into all aspects of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, Buie also works on studying transitional objects like (2060) Chiron
Chiron
In Greek mythology, Chiron was held to be the superlative centaur among his brethren.-History:Like the satyrs, centaurs were notorious for being wild and lusty, overly indulgent drinkers and carousers, given to violence when intoxicated, and generally uncultured delinquents...
and (5145) Pholus
5145 Pholus
5145 Pholus is a centaur in an eccentric orbit, with a perihelion less than Saturn's and aphelion greater than Neptune's. Pholus has not come within one astronomical unit of a planet since 764 BC, and will not until 5290. It is believed that Pholus originated as a Kuiper belt object.It was...
and occasionally comets, such as the recent Deep impact mission that went to Comet Tempel 1. In an effort closer to home, he also studies near-Earth asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s to try to understand more about these potentially dangerous solar system neighbors. Most of these research efforts involve the use of Lowell Observatory telescopes in addition to occasional use of the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescope
Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope , formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility is an infrared space observatory launched in 2003...
s. He is also active in the development of state-of-the-art astronomical instrumentation having just completed the construction of an infrared imaging spectrograph, Mimir
Mímir
Mímir or Mim is a figure in Norse mythology renowned for his knowledge and wisdom who is beheaded during the Æsir-Vanir War...
, in collaboration with Dan Clemens
Dan Clemens
Dan Clemens is a former Republican member of the Missouri State Senate. He currently resides in Marshfield, Missouri.He was born in Webster County, Missouri, and educated in the schools of Marshfield, where he was an active member of Future Farmers of America...
of Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
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Buie is a member of the American Astronomical Society
American Astronomical Society
The American Astronomical Society is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC...
(AAS) and its Division of Planetary Sciences (DPS), the American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics...
(AGU), the International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
(IAU), and the International Dark-Sky Association
International Dark-Sky Association
The International Dark-Sky Association is a U.S.-based non-profit organization incorporated in 1988 by founders Dr. David Crawford, a professional astronomer, and Dr. Timothy Hunter, a medical doctor/amateur astronomer...
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The asteroid 7553 Buie
7553 Buie
7553 Buie is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 30, 1981 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...
was named in his honor.
Marc Buie is profiled as part of an article in Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine, June/July 1996 issue, p 60. The article titled "Pluto's Portrait - Even the mighty Hubble has to strain to see this tiny, distant planet."
Portrait of Marc Buie by Dan Coogan http://www.cooganphoto.com/buie.html