Name Olivier Chesneau | Role Astronomer | |
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Strong Astronomers at the Very Large Telescope site.
Hommage à Olivier Chesneau Astronome-Adjoint
Olivier Chesneau (1972 in Mozé-sur-Louet - May 17, 2014 in Nice) was a French astronomer.
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- Strong Astronomers at the Very Large Telescope site
- Hommage Olivier Chesneau Astronome Adjoint
- References
He contributed to a better understanding of several aspects of evolved stars physics, especially planetary nebulae, massive stars and novae.
Among other discoveries, Olivier Chesneau discovered the "peanut star" HR 5171, the fact that novae explode with a hourglass shape already a few days after outburst (e.g. RS Ophiuchi), or the detection of disks in the heart of planetary nebulae.
References
Olivier Chesneau Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA