The Tycho Brahe Medal is awarded by the European Astronomical Society. Namesake is the Danish astronomer of the Renaissance Tycho Brahe. Inaugurated in 2008, the prize is awarded annually in recognition of the pioneering of European astronomical instrumentations, or major discoveries based largely on such instruments. Since 2019, a medal has been awarded.
Laureates
The following persons have received the Tycho Brahe Prize/Medal:
Year Name 2008 2009 Françoise Combes 2010 Raymond Wilson 2011 Michael Perryman 2012 Reinhard Genzel 2013 2014 Antoine Labeyrie 2015 Michel Mayor 2016 2017 Bernard Delabre 2018 Andrzej Udalski 2019 Guy Monnet2020 Stefano Vitale2021 Frank Eisenhauer2022 Jean-Luc Starck2023 Anton Zensus2024 2025 Karl-Friedrich Schuster 2026 Gillian Wright
See also List of astronomy awards Prizes named after people
References
External links European Astronomical Society