Amateur Astronomy, Part 2
37 entries in the Amateur Astronomy, Part 2 compendium.
George A DanosCypriot space diplomat who brokered Cyprus's entry to the Artemis Accords.Tippy D'AuriaFounder of the Winter Star Party and Florida amateur astronomer.Terence DickinsonCanadian amateur astronomer, author, and founder of SkyNews magazine.John Dobson (amateur astronomer)Amateur astronomer who created the portable Dobsonian telescope.Richard DunthorneEnglish astronomer who first quantified the Moon's apparent acceleration.Vojin ĐuričićEconomist and president of the Ruđer Bošković Astronomical Society.Stephen J. EdbergBridge builder between amateur and professional astronomers.Leonid EleninRussian amateur astronomer and discoverer of five comets.Robert Evans (astronomer)Amateur astronomer who visually discovered 42 supernovae.Philipp Johann Heinrich FauthGerman selenographer and last great visual lunar observer.Axel FirsoffAmateur astronomer and author of unorthodox lunar and planetary books.Gao XingChinese amateur astronomer who built Xingming Observatory and discovered multiple comets.Robert GendlerAmerican physician and astrophotographer known for deep-sky images.Agnes GiberneAmateur astronomer and author of popular science books for young people.Spiridon GopčevićControversial amateur astronomer who founded Manora observatory and published fictional observations.John Ellard GoreIrish amateur astronomer, variable star discoverer, and founding BAA member.Steve Gottlieb (amateur astronomer)Hardcore visual observer who logged all NGC objects.Robert H. GrayIndependent SETI researcher who relentlessly searched for the Wow! signal.John F. GregoryOptical engineer who designed the Gregory-Maksutov telescope.Jay U. GunterPathologist who popularized asteroid observation through Tonight's Asteroids.Gustav HahnGerman Canadian painter, muralist, and amateur astronomer.Edward A. HalbachAmerican amateur astronomer and prolific variable star observer.Kamil HornochCzech astronomer who discovered dozens of novae in nearby galaxies.Walter Scott HoustonPopularizer of amateur astronomy and Deep-Sky Wonders columnist.Tim Hunter (astronomer)Radiologist and amateur astronomer who co-founded the International Dark-Sky Association.Richard HuziakCanadian amateur astronomer and light pollution activist.2023 BUFifth closest non-impacting approach known, passing over South America.96P/MachholzA sunskirting comet with a possible extrasolar origin.185P/PetriewPeriodic comet discovered by a Canadian amateur astronomer in 2001.C/1989 X1 (Austin)Predicted bright comet that underperformed, peaking at magnitude +4 to +6.Comet BennettA great comet discovered in 1969, studied extensively from space and ground.2I/BorisovFirst observed rogue comet and second interstellar interloper.C/1979 Y1 (Bradfield)Long-period comet, parent of July Pegasids meteor shower.C/2004 F4 (Bradfield)A bright non-periodic comet discovered by an amateur astronomer.Donatiello IA faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy possibly linked to Mirach's Ghost.Hanny's VoorwerpA quasar ionization echo discovered by a citizen scientist.Comet HyakutakeGreat Comet of 1996 with a record-length tail.
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