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Patrick Wiggins (astronomer)

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Patrick Wiggins (born 1949) is an American amateur astronomer, and a discoverer of minor planets as well as supernovae. Wiggins worked as an educator at the Old Hansen Planetarium in Salt Lake City, Utah for 26 years before retirement. As of 2021 he works for the University of Utah Department of Physics and Astronomy doing science outreach in the public schools.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "4099 Wiggins". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Solar System Ambassadors – Patrick Wiggins". NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ "Meet a Citizen Scientist: Patrick Wiggins". NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. ^ "NASA honors Utahn for bringing the heavens to Earth". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 November 2021.