User:Minnastronomer

Minnastronomer
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Born	November 27, 2005 Rochester, Minnesota
Pronouns	She/They
Country	Minnesota
Languages	English
Ethnicity	Norwegian
Race	White
Height	5'7"
Weight	~140
Hair	Blonde
Eyes	Hazel
Handedness	Right-handed
Sexuality	Homosexual
Siblings	1
Pets	Cat
Education and employment
Primary school	Hillsboro Elementary School (2012-2015) Poplar Bridge Elementary School (2016-2017)
Intermediate school	Valley View Middle School
High school	Bloomington Kennedy High School
Hobbies, interests, and beliefs
Hobbies	Astronomy
Religion	Lutheranism
Politics	DFL
Shows	Star Trek
Account statistics
Joined	July 5, 2025
First edit	July 5, 2025
Autoconfirmed	July 9, 2025
Extended confirmed	October 13, 2025
New page reviewer	March 16, 2026
Edit count	4377 (as of 6/02/2026)

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My name is Minnastronomer (Minnesota Astronomer). I am an amateur astronomer from Minnesota. And if you're reading this, then please, sign the Guestbook!

Biography

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I was born on November 27, 2005 in Rochester, Minnesota and Mayo Clinic. I lived in Rochester until 2012, when I moved to Hillsboro, North Dakota. I attended grades 1-4 there, while my dad studied at North Dakota State University. Midway through fourth grade, we moved to my current home of Bloomington, Minnesota. I graduated from high school in May of 2024. I am currently attending university.

In about 2012/3, I watched Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan for the first time. Since then, I've been a fan of Star Trek. This also managed to give me an interest in space. For Christmas of 2019, I received a telescope as a gift. However, I did not ever really use it. Until, in February 2023, I was taking a photography class. I attempted, unsuccessfully, to take photos through the telescope for the class. Despite my initial failure, I attempted again once the snow melted. My skills would improve with time. In the summer of 2025, I began collaborating with one of my friends, a member of the Minnesota Astronomical Society, and with the use of his technology and my knowledge we began to take quality astrophotos. For Christmas of 2025, I was gifted my own telescope, a Dwarf telescope.

On Wikipedia

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In 2021, I created my first wikipedia account. However, most of my edits and creations were swiftly deleted because, honestly, I was pretty bad at it. I no longer have access to the account as it was (foolishly) created with a school email I have been without access to for a number of years now.

I created this account while I was doing research on NGC 6664, an object I had recently imaged. When I realized there was no wikipedia article on it, I made it myself. This was July of 2025. Since then I've created well over one hundred articles and have been active in WP:Minnesota and WP:Astronomy.

Notable Ancestors

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One interest I have had at times in genealogy. Through my research, I have found myself as being distantly related to a number of historical figures, including:

Ludvig Munk Great x 15 Grandfather
Harald Hardrada Great x 31 Grandfather
Swamp Campbell Great x 8 Uncle
Charlemagne Great x 61 Grandfather
Adelindis von Buchau Great x 43 Grandmother
Cerdic of Wessex Great x 57 Grandfather

Despite all of this, my most fascinating and more recent ancestor is John Milton Campbell, who I will likely write more on in time.

User Pages

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User:Minnastronomer/sandbox
User:Minnastronomer/Creative
User:Minnastronomer/Minnastronomy
User:Minnastronomer/Messier
User:Minnastronomer/Caldwell
User:Minnastronomer/John Milton Campbell
User:Minnastronomer/Progressive

Contributions by Topic

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User:Minnastronomer/Pages

NGC Objects	15
Astronomy
Created	NGC 6664, NGC 3327, NGC 3346, NGC 3383, NGC 3463, NGC 3026, NGC 2844, NGC 3326, NGC 6800, NGC 3436, NGC 6842, NGC 6857, NGC 3134, NGC 6830	14
Contributed	NGC 659	1
Sharpless Objects	43
Created	Sh 2-170, Sh 2-4, Sh 2-5, Sh 2-12, Sh 2-13, Sh 2-14, Sh 2-15, Sh 2-16, Sh 2-17, Sh 2-18, Sh 2-19, Sh 2-20, Sh 2-21, Sh 2-22, Sh 2-23, Sh 2-24, Sh 2-27, Sh 2-31, Sh 2-32, Sh 2-33, Sh 2-34, Sh 2-37, Sh 2-42, Sh 2-44, Sh 2-35, Sh 2-38, Sh 2-312, Sh 2-310, Sh 2-309, Sh 2-41, Sh 2-40, Sh 2-307, Sh 2-306, Sh 2-307, Sh 2-112, Sh 2-47, Sh 2-294, Sh 2-87, Sh 2-50, Sh 2-78, Sh 2-48	41
Contributed	Sh 2-10, Sh 2-71	2
Other Objects	16
Created	44 Cygni, RCW 145, RCW 22, RCW 135, RCW 136, UGC 5349, UGC 5832, Markarian 1263, Arp 102, CGCG 396-002, IC 1470, IC 417, Simeis 22, SNR G65.3+5.7, Terzan 8, Whiting 1	16
Contributed	0
Astronomers	7
Created	Wolfgang Strohmeier, Max Beyer, Edwin Forrest Sawyer	3
Contributed	Johann Abraham Ihle, Johann Gottfried Köhler, Kasimir Graff, Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov	4
Misc. Astronomy	4
Created	List of discoverers of Messier objects, Köhler's Deepsky Catalogue, December Phi Cassiopeiids	3
Contributed	Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae	1
Total Written	77
Total Contributed	8
Total	85
Minnesota
Elections	61
Created	2023 Bloomington, Minnesota Municipal Elections, 2021 Bloomington, Minnesota Municipal Elections, 2020 Bloomington Ballot Questions, 2019 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal election, 2001 Minneapolis municipal election, 1875 Minnesota Amendment 2	6
Contributed	2025 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal election, 1869 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1867 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1865 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1861 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1859 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1857 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1871 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1873 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1875 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1877 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1879 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1881 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1883 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1886 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1888 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1890 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1892 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1894 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1896 Minnesota gubernatorial election , 1898 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1900 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1902 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1904 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1916 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1918 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1920 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1922 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1924 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1926 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1928 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1932 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1934 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1938 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1940 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1942 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1944 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1946 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1948 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1950 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1952 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1956 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1960 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1962 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1966 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election	54
History	23
Created	Minnesota Astronomical Society, Dakota-Ojibwe War, Hazelwood Republic, List of mayors of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota's 51B House of Representatives district, Minnesota House of Representatives, District 51A, Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B, Dakota Land Company, History of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Duluth Union Labor Party, List of county attorneys of Hennepin County, Humphrey-Mondale Awards	13
Contributed	Battle of Kathio, Minnesota Young DFL, Minnesota Democratic Party , List of governors of Minnesota , 2026 Minnesota ICE protests , January 30, 2026 protests against ICE, Minnesota's 7th Senate District, Minnesota's 10th Senate District , Minnesota's 11th Senate District, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	10
Biographies	38
Created	Jen Nagel, Ann Svennungsen, Regina Hassanally, Penasha, Good Road, Sidney M. Owen, Sylvanus Stockwell, Edward O. Hamlin, Winthrop Young, William L. Banning, Daniel Cobb, Leonard A. Rosing, Peter M. Ringdal, Albert Scheffer, David L. Buell, Robert A. Smith (mayor), David H. Evans (Minnesota), J. Russell Sweitzer, Thomas Meighen, William Meighen, Felix Meighen, Tim Busse, Edward Indrehus, Earle Brown (politician), John E. Regan, Albert Pfaender, Joseph J. Moriarty, Thomas H. Lucas, Fred A. Curtis, Edward Murphy (Minnesota politician), Sylvester McGovern, Thomas Cowan (Minnesota politician), Edward W. Durant, George B. Kingsley, Nancy Larson, Brian Melendez	36
Contributed	Austin Willey, John Lind (politician)	2
Geography	8
Created	Bassett Creek (Mississippi River tributary), Shingle Creek (Mississippi River tributary), Coon Creek (Mississippi River tributary), Chaska Creek	4
Contributed	Nine Mile Creek (Minnesota River tributary), Carver Creek (Minnesota), Bevens Creek	3
Total Written	58
Total Contributed	71
Total	127
Miscellaneous
Biographies	5
Created	Luis Baca Elorreaga, Maurice Finat	2
Contributed	Léna Bernstein, Louis-Félix Amiel, John L. Magee (artist)	3
Other	3
Created	0
Contributed	Worcester Fragments, Battle of Mole Lake, Battle of the Brule	3
Total Written	2
Total Contributed	6
Total	8
Grand Total
Total Written		138
Total Contributed		83
Total		221