SPP 2013 Physics Congress Plenary Speaker: Christopher Go

Christopher Go lives on the island of Cebu in the Philippines. He has been an amateur astronomer since 1986, the year of the return of Halley's Comet. He studied at the University of San Carlos where he received a BS in physics. While a student there, Chris and friends organized the University's Astronomical Society. Chris's main astronomical interests are planetary Christopher Go lives on the island of Cebu in the Philippines. He has been an amateur astronomer since 1986, the year of the return of Halley's Comet. He studied at the University of San Carlos where he received a BS in physics. While a student there, Chris and friends organized the University's Astronomical Society. Chris's main astronomical interests are planetary imaging, particularly of Jupiter and Saturn. In February 2006, Chris Go discovered that the white spot Oval BA of Jupiter (later called Red Spot Jr.) had turned red. He joined planetary scientists Imke de Pater and Phil Marcus to observe Jupiter in the spring of 2006 with the Hubble Space Telescope. He was also involved with follow-up Hubble and Keck observations of Jupiter. In 2008, he received the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers' prestigious Walter Haas Award. In June 3, 2010, he co-discovered the Superbolide impact on Jupiter with Anthony Wesley. Professionally, he is a businessman into furniture manufacturing. He is married to wife Vicky and has four children: Steven, Kathlyn, Frances and Vincent