Sergey Nikolayevich Blazhko (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Блажко́; November 17, 1870, Khotsimsk – February 11, 1956, Moscow) was a Russian and Soviet astronomer, a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1929). He was a graduate of Moscow State University[1] and held a number of positions there including head of the Moscow Observatory from 1920-1931.[2] He discovered a secondary variation of the amplitude and period of some RR Lyrae stars and related pulsating variables, now known as the Blazhko effect.
Sergey Nikolayevich Blazhko | |
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Серге́й Никола́евич Блажко́ | |
 Sergey Blazhko in 1905 | |
| Born | November 17, 1870 Khotsimsk |
| Died | February 11, 1956 (aged 85) |
| Education | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Organization | Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1929, corresponding member) |
| Known for | Blazhko crater, planet No. 2445 |
Awards and honours
edit- Laureate of the Stalin Prize, 2nd degree (1951)
- Orders of Lenin (1944, 1953)
- Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1940, 1945)
- Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1946)
Crater on the Moon and asteroid No. 2445 are named after Blazhko.[3]
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References
edit- ^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ Kulikovsky, P.G. (1970–1980). "Blazhko, Sergei Nikolaevich". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 195–197. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9.
- ^ "Блажко Сергей Николаевич". Большая российская энциклопедия (in Russian). 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-11-27.