James Chappell

This article is about the astronomer and photographer. For the ice hockey player, see Jimmy Chappell.

James F. Chappell (1891–1964) was an American astronomer and photographer.

He worked at the Lick Observatory where he performed photography of the Moon. He is noted for the development of special photographic techniques for use in astronomy.

The crater Chappell on the Moon is named after him.

References

D. H. Menzel; M. Minnaert; B. Levin; A. Dollfus; B. Bell (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by The Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763.

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