http://web.educastur.princast.es/proyectos/grupotecne/archivos/investiga/182tombaugh.jpg Clyde Tombaugh was born in Streator Illinois, 1907. When he was 15 his family moved to Kansas farm and three years later he graduated from Berdett High School. In 1926 he built his first telescope, and the year after he built a 9 inch telescope on his fathers farm. He used his telescope to draw planets and sent them to Lowell observatory and was hired working with the photographic camera.
He discovered Pluto in 1930 and that next year he received the Edwin Emory Slosson Scholarship to the University of Kansas. He continued searching for more planets at Lowell Observatory for 13 years, also taking time out for a college education but no more planets were found but he did discover six star clusters, two comets, hundreds of asteroids, several dozen clusters of galaxies and the super-cluster of galaxies stretching from Andromeda to Perseus. In 1932 he discovered a nova in Corvus that had exploded the year before. In 1932 Clyde got married to Patricia Edson and had two Children, Annette who was born in 1940 and Alden who was born in 1945. During the years 1943 -45 he taught at Arizona state.
In 1951 he Founded Las Cruses Astronomical Society with Jed Durrenberger, Walter Haas, and was its first president. Seven years later he led the photographic planetary patrol of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. In 1959 he moved from MNSU to NMSU and studied the geology of Mars. The next year Clyde received honorary doctorate from Northern Arizona University. In the year 1973 he retired from New Mexico State University. Later he conducted a national speaking tour to fund raise for Tombaugh Scholars, and then he died at the age of 90 in 1997 at home in Las Cruses on Jan 17.
He discovered Pluto in 1930 and that next year he received the Edwin Emory Slosson Scholarship to the University of Kansas. He continued searching for more planets at Lowell Observatory for 13 years, also taking time out for a college education but no more planets were found but he did discover six star clusters, two comets, hundreds of asteroids, several dozen clusters of galaxies and the super-cluster of galaxies stretching from Andromeda to Perseus. In 1932 he discovered a nova in Corvus that had exploded the year before. In 1932 Clyde got married to Patricia Edson and had two Children, Annette who was born in 1940 and Alden who was born in 1945. During the years 1943 -45 he taught at Arizona state.
In 1951 he Founded Las Cruses Astronomical Society with Jed Durrenberger, Walter Haas, and was its first president. Seven years later he led the photographic planetary patrol of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. In 1959 he moved from MNSU to NMSU and studied the geology of Mars. The next year Clyde received honorary doctorate from Northern Arizona University. In the year 1973 he retired from New Mexico State University. Later he conducted a national speaking tour to fund raise for Tombaugh Scholars, and then he died at the age of 90 in 1997 at home in Las Cruses on Jan 17.
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