Interview with developer of powerful asteroid searching tool TYCHO TRACKER

[Stefan Kurti (Stefan)]

I just finished my new interview with Daniel Parrott, author of TYCHO TRACKER.

Here is short bait:

As a 10-year-old, he became interested in programming and wondered if he could create his own program. Two years later, he received his first telescope, which he later replaced by more powerful ones. He enjoyed visual observations and was stunned by his own astrophotographs. As he wanted to do computer science, he studied programming and today he creates algorithms used in air traffic. He showed that initially crazy idea how to track asteroids can work and so proved that discovery of asteroids by amateurs is not over yet. The author of an exceptional software for NEO detection...

http://www.skaw.sk/interview-with-daniel-parrott.html

[Dennis]

Thanks, that was a good read, a smart kid!

I'm off to get myself a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours".

What a collection of domes and shed at the San Pedro de Atacama Observatory in Chile, the region looks as dry as I imagined it would.

Cheers

Dennis

[Stefan Kurti (Stefan)]

Originally Posted by Dennis

Thanks, that was a good read, a smart kid!

I'm off to get myself a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours".

What a collection of domes and shed at the San Pedro de Atacama Observatory in Chile, the region looks as dry as I imagined it would.

Cheers

Dennis

Dennis, thanks a lot for your comment! I wish I could visit this place one day.