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Canadian amateur astronomer, Richard Huziak, for whom the International Astronomical Union named main-belt asteroid 4143 Huziak, was born on March 18, 1957 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. A former president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Saskatoon Centre for six years and a prominent member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, Huziak has over 129,000 observations of variable stars to his credit. He received the Chant Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 2001, and Janet Mattei presented Huziak with the AAVSO's Director's Award in 2003.

Huziak is also an environmentalist addressing light pollution concerns in Saskatchewan. His work here prompted the Saskatchewan Eco-Network (SEN) to name Huziak a Saskatchewan Environmental Champion. That organization awarded him the Environmental Activist Individual Award in 2007. In September, 2004, he was instrumental in the creation of the Cypress Hills Dark Sky Preserve, Canada's largest dark sky preserve. Huziak was also intimately involved in the discovery of Comet Petriew, namesake of Vance Petriew of the RASC Regina Centre, in August 2001. Huziak continues to advise various levels of government as well as individuals on light pollution abatement in order to reduce light trespass, energy waste, and environmental degradation.

Quick Facts:

~Huziak became interested in astronomy in 1968.

~Huziak first attended the University of Saskatchewan in 1978.

~Huziak is a lifetime member of the Intensely Vigorous College Nine, a novelty marching band, playing the trumpet.

~Huziak is married with two lovely daughters...sorry to all you astronomy groupies.

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