R. Jay GaBany

Robert Jay GaBany
Born (1954-09-17) September 17, 1954 (age 70)
Alma materMarshall University B.A.
Known forAstrophotography
AwardsChambliss Amateur Achievement Award
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophotography, Stellar streams

Robert Jay GaBany (born September 17, 1954, in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American amateur astronomer and astrophotographer who is also known for his work with an international team of astrophysicists led by Dr. David Martínez-Delgado (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy). GaBany helped pioneer the use of modest size telescopes and off the shelf CCD-cameras to produce long exposure images that revealed ancient galactic merger remnants in the form of star streams surrounding nearby galaxies that were previously undetected or suspected.