diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 78af8cd7..b6ca4f60 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ Nathan Heagy <linuxnathan@heagy.com>
 
 Simon [unknown last name] <snf100@york.ac.uk>
 		groups patch
+
+Brent A. Nelson <brent@astro.ufl.edu>
+		private colormap patch for 8bpp 
 		
 And others whose names we probably forgot to add (email us and we'll put you
 in here)