Peter Francis Williams

Peter Francis Williams is an amateur astronomer from New South Wales, Australia. He specializes in early detection of declines in R Coronae Borealis-type stars and the long-term monitoring of several southern Mira variables and eclipsing binary stars. He was the first person who detected the naked-eye Nova known as V382 Velorum in 1999[1] and seven years later he discovered the Nova Ophiuchi 2006.[2] Both discoveries brought him the Nova/Supernova Award of the American Association of Variable Star Observers.[3] In 2007 he received the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.[4] He is a life member of the Sutherland Astronomical Society.

References

1. "Alert Notice 259: 1040-51 Nova Velorum 1999 [V382 Vel]". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
2. "Alert Notice 338: 1709-29 V2576 Ophiuchi - Nova Ophiuchi 2006 Number 2". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
3. "The Nova/Supernova Award". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
4. "2007 ASP Annual Award Recipients". Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

Preceded by Kamil Hornoch	Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2007	Succeeded by Steve Mandel