Pskov Yuri Pavlovich

Yuri Pavlovich was born on February 1, 1926 in Noginsk. Participated in the Great Patriotic War (awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War, First Degree, and many medals). After the war finished the astronomical department of Moscow State University, in 1957, defended his thesis.

In 1967, Yuri Pavlovich made a discovery of his life. He was able to identify the spectra of supernovae of the first type, thus able to understand their nature. No one has been able to do for 80 years!

Now, Yuri Pavlovich continues to work in the Sternberg Astronomical Institute, and Thursday on the occasion of his birthday he will report to the Scientific Council of the SAI. Of course, the report will be about supernovae.