Ed Mizzi rocks!! --- now he's a minor planet too ....

[Jeff.Booth]

Ed Mizzi, former president of Hamilton-Centre and heckuva all-round great guy has been honoured like few others.
He is now an asteroid.
Indeed, look up at night ... far, far, away ... and there his is ... in all his glory ... wave at him ....
Ed .... how are you gonna top this one ... like, have a new grandchild or something, eh???

Best
Jeff

PS: Attached is the International Astronomical Union Bulletin which includes this announcement.  Look on page 8.


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(10492) Mizzi = 1986 QZ1
Discovery: 1986-08-28 / H. Debehogne / La Silla / 809
Edward Michael Mizzi (b. 1953) is a retired teacher and amateur astronomer who served as
President of RASC Hamilton Centre, administered the club's equipment loan program and
developed an introductory course called NOVA. Mizzi has also contributed to public outreach in
Ontario, including neighborhood events, a children's camp, libraries, and school classes.
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PPS:  Just saw the duplication ... dang ... ah well, Ed's definitely worth it ....!!

[Ed.Mizzi]

Thanks Jeff, for posting this. It is very exciting, but also very humbling. Wish I had the equipment to image it.

Ed  (AKA (10492) Mizzi = 1986 QZ1)

[Jeff.Booth]

Dr. Ralph Chou ... who's Minor Planet entry is the one immediately in front of yours on the Bulletin that announced these honours ... says he is going to make his summer project an attempt to see his .....
Mind you, he will have a tough time because yours is 3x bigger than his.

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Pretty sure we will be able to get the ephemerides for your minor planet ..... then get the longest focal length we can .... maybe you can track movement over multiple images?
I'll ask Ralph how he's going to do it ... and we can talk ..... whaddya think ...?

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If we can get any what-it-looks-like detail, from any source, maybe you can even get a tattoo of what your planet looks like  ....

Yes.
No.
Are you crazy?

[Ed.Mizzi]

Yes, please ask Ralph for any help he can provide. Be very cool to see my minor planet, even as a tiny dot among the stars.

Thanks Jeff