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Gary Hug

Astronomer, Sandlot Observatory

Amateur astronomer Gary Hug is a Shoemaker NEO grant recipient who has made tens of thousands of observations and many discoveries at his Sandlot Observatory in rural Kansas.

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Višnjan Observatory

Saving the world one telescope at a time: The Shoemaker NEO grant winners

Meet three of the just-announced recipients of Planetary Society Gene Shoemaker NEO grants. They search the skies for asteroids and comets that could threaten our planet.

Bob Holmes of the Astronomical Research Institute in Illinois, USA

Amateur Astronomers Work to Save Earth!

The Planetary Society's Bruce Betts provides an overview of the Shoemaker NEO grant program, and we meet two dedicated grant recipients.

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