Radhagobinda Chandra OARF FAAVSO, FBBA, AFOEV was a Bengali astronomer.
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17 Facts About Radhagobinda Chandra
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Radhagobinda Chandra was a pioneer of observational astronomy in the region of Bengal, comprising modern-day Bangladesh and West Bengal.
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Radhagobinda Chandra observed more than 49,700 variable stars and became one of the first international members of American Association of Variable Star Observers.
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Radhagobinda Chandra's father, Gorachand was the assistant of a local doctor and mother, Padmamukh, was a housewife.
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In 1899, at an age of 21, Radhagobinda Chandra married Gobinda Mohini, a girl from Murshidabad who was just 9 years old at that time.
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Radhagobinda Chandra wrote the details information of his observation in the 'Hindu Magazine' of that time.
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In 1912, Radhagobinda Chandra purchased a 3-inch lens telescope from England for 13 pounds.
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Radhagobinda Chandra communicated a total of 37,215 trained-eye observations up to 1954.
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Radhagobinda Chandra used to observe stars most of the nights at that time.
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Radhagobinda Chandra tried to match it with the Star Map but did not find any.
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Radhagobinda Chandra observed it for the next few days and came to decision that it is a new one.
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Radhagobinda Chandra published the detail description of this Nova in the 'Probashi' magazine of that time.
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Radhagobinda Chandra invited him to become a member of 'American Association of Variable Star Observers '.
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Radhagobinda Chandra became a member of AAVSO which, in 1926, gave him a 6-inch aperture telescope directly sent from USA.
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Radhagobinda Chandra was asked to pass on the AAVSO telescope to Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu then at Nainital.
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