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Krawczynski, H.; Hughes, S. B.; Horan, D.; Aharonian, F.; Aller, M. F.; Aller, H.; Boltwood, P.; Buckley, J.; Coppi, P. (2004-01-20). "Multiwavelength Observations of Strong Flares from the TeV Blazar 1ES 1959+650".
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Sillanpaa, A.; Takalo, L.O.; Pursimo, T.; Lehto, H.J.; Nilsson, K.; Teerikorpi, P.; Heinaemaeki, P.; Kidger, M.; de Diego, J.A. (1996). "Confirmation of the 12-year optical outburst cycle in blazar OJ 287".
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in 1966. He pursued a career in computer software and systems design, with an emphasis on signal and image processing.
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Paul Boltwood founded Boltwood Systems Corporation in 1980, which manufactured cloud sensors for amateur astronomers.
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of 24.1, a result comparable with those seen in professional observatories. His photo was featured as the
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Paul, Boltwood (2000). "An Amateur Astronomer's Experiences with Amateur-Professional Relations".
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Boltwood, Paul (2000). "An Amateur Astronomer's Experiences with Amateur-Professional Relations".
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Seeing in the dark : how amateur astronomers are discovering the wonders of the universe
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magazine Deep Field Challenge. The contest, proposed by professional astronomer
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Cosmological enigmas : pulsars, quasars, & other deep-space questions
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In the early 1990s, he constructed an observatory in his backyard near
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Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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Mont-Mégantic, ASTROLab du parc national du (January 2016).
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imaging and in research of brightness variations in active
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He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the
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Schaaf, Fred (1998). "Limiting Magnitudes for CCDs".
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Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
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amateur astronomer
hardware
software
deep sky
galactic nuclei
Comet Hyakutake
Stittsville
Vancouver
University of British Columbia
Ottawa
blazars
relativistic jets
OJ 287
3C 66A
comet Hyakutake
Sky & Telescope
Bradley Schaefer
Serpens
magnitude
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Amateur Achievement Award
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Asteroid
8785 Boltwood
Bibcode
2000ASPC..220..188B
ISSN
1050-3390
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