------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2950 2013 Sep 12 13.56UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK Backup: gmh@wdcc1.bnsc.rl.ac.uk WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- ALBERT JONES OBE (1920-2013) We have received a sad message from Rodney Austin via Facebook and also a copy relayed by Janet Simpson advising that Albert F. A. L. Jones of Nelson, New Zealand died on 2013 September 10. Rodney adds: He had been very unwell for some time. Albert was best known for his phenomenal skill as a variable star observer, and also for his large numbers of consistent estimates of comet magnitudes. He was the discoverer of two comets, in 1946, and 2001. His second discovery made him not only the oldest observer to discover a comet, but also it was the longest interval between consecutive discoveries by any observer. He was a wonderful personal friend to many amateur astronomers for many years, and the New Zealand and international astronomical community mourn his passing. Guy M Hurst