Ian Shelton
Male, Person
1957 –
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Who is Ian Shelton?
Ian Keith Shelton is a Canadian astronomer who discovered SN 1987A, the first modern supernova close and bright enough to be visible to the naked eye.
He received his B.Sc. in 1979 from the University of Manitoba and in 1981 began his professional career working as Resident Astronomer at the University of Toronto Southern Observatory at Las Campanas, Chile.
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- Born
- Mar 30, 1957
Winnipeg - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- University of Toronto
- Lived in
- Winnipeg
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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