Arlo U. Landolt | |
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 Landolt with the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 16-inch telescope c. 1960 | |
| Born | Arlo Udell Landolt September 29, 1935 Highland, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 2022 (aged 86) |
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| Spouse |
Eunice J. Casper (m. 1966) |
| Awards | George van Biesbroeck Prize (1995) |
| Scientific career | |
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| Institutions | Louisiana State University |
| Thesis | A Photometric Investigation of the Galactic Clusters NGC 6087 and M25 (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | John B. Irwin |
Arlo Udell Landolt (September 29, 1935 – January 21, 2022) was an American astronomer known for his widely used photometric standards.[1][2]
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- ^ Clayton, Geoffrey; Frank, Juhan (2022-01-01). "Arlo U. Landolt (1935–2022)". Bulletin of the AAS. 54 (1). American Astronomical Society. doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.967352fd. ISSN 0002-7537.