Tom Marsh | |
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Born | Thomas Richard Marsh 1961
Old Windsor, England, UK |
Died | 2022 (aged 60–61) |
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Thomas Richard Marsh (1961–2022) was a British astronomer and astrophysicist. His research topics included the accretion and evolution of binary star systems. [1] He was awarded the Herschel Medal in 2018 for his development of doppler tomography which he used to study compact binary stars. [2] [3]
Marsh worked to bring astronomy to less affluent countries and maintained a strong link with Thailand. This enabled astronomers there to use his high-speed cameras and be part of these international endeavours. He also worked with amateur astronomers, and one of his high-profile papers resulted from an initial observation by an amateur astronomer that he followed up. [4]
He went missing on 16 September 2022 while visiting La Silla Observatory in Chile, and his body was found in the Atacama Desert on 10 November 2022. [5] [6]