What is Edward Emerson Barnard?
{{Infobox person | name = Edward Emerson Barnard | image = EdwardEmersonBarnard.jpg | caption = Edward Emerson Barnard | birth_date = 16 December 1857 | death_date = {{Death date and age|1923|02|06|1857|12|16}} | occupation = [[Astronomer]] }} '''Edward Emerson Barnard''' (December 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923) was an [[Americans|American]] [[astronomer]]. He found [[Amalthea (moon)|Amalthea]], a [[Satellite (natural)|moon]] of the [[planet]] [[Jupiter]]. [[Barnard's star]] and [[Barnard's galaxy]] were named after him. Barnard made a list of dark nebulae, the ''Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky'', or the Barnard Catalogue for short. The nebulae listed by Barnard have become known as 'Barnard objects'.<ref>{{citation|title=Optical data for selected Barnard objects|last1=Bok|first1=B.J.|last2=McCarthy|first2=C.C.|journal=Astronomical Journal|volume=79|page=42|year=1974|doi = 10.1086/111527 }}.</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|Edward Emerson Barnard}}{{-}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnard, Edward Emerson}} [[Category:1857 births]] [[Category:1923 deaths]] [[Category:American astronomers]] [[Category:Scientists from Nashville, Tennessee]]