Mark Armstrong (astronomer)

This article is about the British amateur astronomer. For other people with this name, see Mark Armstrong (disambiguation).

**Asteroids discovered: 2**
15967 Clairearmstrong	February 24, 1998
44016 Jimmypage	November 30, 1997
¹ with C. Armstrong

Mark Armstrong (born 1958) is a British amateur astronomer, a member of the British Astronomical Association. With his wife Claire Armstrong, he works from Rolvenden (IAU code 960), Kent, England, and, as of 2006, has 58 supernova discoveries (and 12 co-discoveries) to his credit^[1] in addition to two asteroids.

References

↑ "Deep Sky Section Meeting 2005 - Meeting Report". British Astronomical Association. 2005-03-05. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006.

External links

"Observers Biographies". International Supernovae Network. Very short biography
"Exploding Star hunter relies on the best". Astro Engineering. Includes photo of Mark

Rolvenden

Locations in the parish of Rolvenden	Kensham Rolvenden Layne

Buildings	Church Great Maytham Hall Rolvenden Station Rolvenden Windmill Wittersham Road Station

Businesses	Geering

People	Claire Armstrong Mark Armstrong Robert Cushman Richard Guildford Phillips Gybbon Thomas Harden Frances Hodgson Burnett George Mills Richard Mills Harold Tennant Edgar Willsher

Schools	Royal National College for the Blind

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