{"id":2928,"date":"2023-04-27T12:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T18:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafsnt.com\/?page_id=2928"},"modified":"2026-01-30T01:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:46:51","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hafsnt.com\/index.php\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Books (click image to buy on Amazon)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sketching-NGC-Catalog-Brad-Young\/dp\/B0G4JXQK4K\/ref=sr_1_2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61mUdFWtWUL._AC_UY327_QL65_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:277px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Sketching the NGC Catalog &#8211; my story of visually observing all 7200+ objects and sketching 98% of them.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Extreme Astronomy: Make the Night Give More\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"750\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_V2VkSqaPyQi7Mj&#038;asin=B0G4RVDVHZ&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Don&#8217;t accept that galaxy is too dim or that comet is too low. 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Plus selected articles from newsletters, e-mags.<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DT4H3Y9Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/hafsnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-07-163117.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4243\" style=\"width:274px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hafsnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-07-163117.png 358w, https:\/\/hafsnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-07-163117-185x300.png 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">An overview of Citizen Science and what the amateurs should know to make their experience positive.<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DCG7H2QF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/hafsnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/61sPIzRVOCL._SY522_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4242\" style=\"width:256px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hafsnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/61sPIzRVOCL._SY522_.jpg 350w, https:\/\/hafsnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/61sPIzRVOCL._SY522_-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Anthology of astronomy articles appearing in several magazines and newsletters over the past six years. Amateur astronomers of every level and any (or no) equipment will find fresh takes on our hobby, including ideas to expand your observing and get more from the night sky.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Peer Reviewed Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">&#8220;<strong>The high optical brightness of the BlueWalker 3 satellite<\/strong>&#8220;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">[CO-AUTHOR] Nandakumar, S. <em>et al.<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><em>Nature<\/em> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-023-06672-7 (2023)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">&#8220;<strong>Brightness Characterization and Modeling for Amazon Leo Satellites<\/strong>&#8220;<br>Anthony Mallama, Richard E. Cole, Hui Zhi, Brad Young, Jay Respler, Olga Zamora and Michelle Dadighat <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Arvix: https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2601.07708<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Astronomical Telegrams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">&#8220;NuSTAR hard X-ray detection and optical observations of Nova Scorpii 2023&#8221; <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><em>ATel 10618<\/em>, 27 April 2023, co-author<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Magazine Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.astroleague.org\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MARCH-2022-REFLECTOR-pages.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megaconstellation Satellites: Practical Ways Amateurs Can Help<\/a>&#8221; <em>Reflector<\/em> March 2022, p.25<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/4634\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Effect of upgrades to Starlink Generation 2 satellites on visual brightness<\/a>; <em>The Space Review<\/em> Aug 7 2023 (with Jay Respler co-author)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">SpaceX has been working to reduce the brightness of its Starlink satellites to mitigate their effect on astronomers, but how effective has that effort been? 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