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  1. I only learned today that Wasaburo Unno died two months ago (Nov 7, 2023). Apparently he's best known for a formula (the Unno—Rachkovsky formula) for deriving magnetic field strengths from polarimetry, but I expect everyone in #helioseismology or #asteroseismology will know him for his famous textbooks on non-radial stellar pulsations.

    You can learn more about him from his obituary in Solar Physics:

    link.springer.com/article/10.1