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Robert Jay GaBany | |
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Alma mater | Marshall University B.A. |
Known for | Astrophotography |
Awards | Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophotography, 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.