Terry Lovejoy
Australian information technologist (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terry Lovejoy (born 20 November 1966) is an information technologist from Thornlands, Queensland, Australia, most widely known as an amateur astronomer.[1] He has discovered six comets, including C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy), the first Kreutz Sungrazing comet discovered by ground-based observation in over 40 years. He is also known for popularizing procedures for modifying consumer-grade digital cameras so that they can be used for digital camera astrophotography.
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Terry Lovejoy | |
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Born | (1966-11-20) 20 November 1966 (age 57) |
Occupation | Information technologist |
Known for | Digital camera astrophotography |
Notable work | C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy), C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy), C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy), C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy), C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) |
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