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Colin Stanley Gum (4 June 1924 – 29 April 1960)[1] was an Australian astronomer known for his cataloguing of emission nebulae and the publication of his findings.

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Early life and education

Gum was born at Quambi Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, son of Stanley Sturt Edgar Gum and Ivy Olive (née Storr), of Appila, South Australia. His father, a farmer who had served as a private in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War,[2][3] died before Colin's birth.[4][5]

Gum received his BSc honours degree from the University of Adelaide in 1949, going directly to the Mount Stromlo Observatory, based upon work conducted at which he was awarded his MSc from the University of Adelaide in 1951. He was awarded his PhD in 1955 by the Australian National University, one of the first recipients of this degree from that institution.[6]

Career

Gum catalogued emission nebulae in the southern sky at the Mount Stromlo Observatory using wide field photography. Gum published his findings in 1955 in a study entitled A study of diffuse southern H-alpha nebulae which presented a catalog, now known as the Gum catalog, of 85 nebulae or nebular complexes. Gum 12, a large area of nebulosity in the direction of the constellations Puppis and Vela, was later named the Gum Nebula in his honour. Gum was part of the team, whose number included Frank John Kerr and Gart Westerhout, that determined the precise position of the neutral hydrogen plane in space.

Gum was appointed Head of the Observational Optical Astronomy programme at the University of Sydney in 1959. He died in a skiing accident at Zermatt, Switzerland the following year.[7] He was the brother-in-law of academic Fay Gale.^{[citation needed]} The crater Gum on the Moon is named after him.[8]

References

External links

• Short biography
• Gum Nebula
• SouthernSkyPhoto.com
• The Cloud Hunters
• Illustrated Gum Catalog Archived 16 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine

На других языках

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[de] Colin Stanley Gum

Colin Stanley Gum (* 4. Juni 1924[1]; † 29. April 1960 in Zermatt) war ein australischer Astronom, der Emissionsnebel der südlichen Himmelssphäre mit einer Weitfeldkamera katalogisierte.

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- [en] Colin Stanley Gum

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[es] Colin Stanley Gum

Colin Stanley Gum (1924-1960) fue un astrónomo australiano que catalogó nebulosas de emisión visibles desde el hemisferio sur. Su trabajo fue publicado en "A study of diffuse southern H-alpha nebulae" en el año 1955.

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[fr] Colin Stanley Gum

Colin Stanley Gum (4 juin 1924-29 avril 1960) est un astronome australien qui catalogua des nébuleuses en émission du ciel austral à l'observatoire du Mont Stromlo à l'aide de la photographie à grand champ. Gum publia ses découvertes en 1955 dans une étude intitulée A study of diffuse southern H-alpha nebulae, qui présentait un catalogue de 85 nébuleuses ou complexes nébulaires, depuis lors communément nommé le catalogue de Gum. Gum 12, une gigantesque zone de nébulosité en direction des constellations de la Poupe et des Voiles, fut ensuite appelée la nébuleuse de Gum en son honneur. Gum était membre de l'équipe, qui comprenait notamment Frank John Kerr et Gart Westerhout, qui détermina la position précise du plan d'hydrogène neutre dans l'espace.

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[it] Colin Stanley Gum

Colin Stanley Gum (Adelaide, 4 giugno 1924[1] – Zermatt, 29 aprile 1960[2]) è stato un astronomo australiano.

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[ru] Гам, Колин Стэнли

Колин Стэнли Гам (1924 — 29 апреля 1960) — австралийский астроном, известный благодаря исследованиям эмиссионных туманностей и галактического радиоизлучения.

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