About Eric Becklin
Born 1940. Eric Becklin is an American astronomer, astrophysicist and university teacher, known for Airborne observatory and Infrared astronomy.
Eric E. Becklin (born 6 April 1940) is an American astrophysicist. The primary focus of Becklin's research is infrared imaging and spectroscopy, including the search for brown dwarfs, the detection of circumstellar dust rings, the dynamics and composition of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, and the nature of luminous infrared galaxies.
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Who is Eric Becklin?
American astronomer
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Eric Becklin was born on 6 April 1940.
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Eric Becklin is an astronomer, astrophysicist and university teacher.
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Eric Becklin is known for Airborne observatory and Infrared astronomy.
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Eric Becklin is American.
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