July 10, 0028 This two and a half minute eclipse crossed south western Ireland and Cornwall before the Sun set in France shortly afterwards. July 10, 1910 Death of German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle. Besides the discovery of Neptun, he calculated the paralax of the sun from measurements of Minor Planets. July 10, 1972 Chukotka 2509 (1977 NG): Minor planet discovered July 14, 1977 by Nikolaj S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj. Named for a National Area of the R.S.F.S.R., situated in the northeastern part of the USSR. The discoverer participated in an expedition there to observe the 1972 Total Solar Eclipse July 10, 1983 Minor planet (3222) Liller 1983 NJ. Discovered 1983 July 10 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. Named in honor of William Liller, formerly Robert Wheeler Wilson Professor of Applied Astronomy at Harvard University, on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. A premier observer, he has made substantial contributions through observations of a broad range of astronomical objects and phenomena: planetary nebulae, minor planets, comets, novae, variable stars, globular clusters, X-ray sources, quasars, solar eclipses and stellar occultations. Now living in Chile, he has in recent years participated in the PROBLICOM survey and has discovered several novae. During the recent passage of Halleys Comet he was a crucial member of the IHW Island Network. He has been a leader in astronomical education and an important supporter of amateur astronomy. His enthusiastic encouragement has been greatly appreciated by his colleagues and students.
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