In 1983, astronomers from the Sternberg Astronomical Institute in Moscow, Russia identified a faint, shell-shaped nebula surrounding the star that was being excited by the star's energy.
Gurshtein earned his Candidate of Science from Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow in 1966 and a Doctor of Science degree in Physics & Mathematics from Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory in St. Petersburg (1980).
After the finish of the school and astronomical department of the University He was employed as astronomer in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), while subsequently He was transferred to the Shternberg Astronomical Institute of the Moscow State University.
His significant contributions include discovery of the planetary perturbations, the measurement of the latitude of the Moscow Astronomical Observatory, and application of the photography to astronomy.
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The governing bodies are placed in Moscow at the State Astronomical Institute named after P.K. Shternberg.