Terry Lovejoy
Terry Lovejoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 November 1966 |
| Occupation | Information technologist |
| Known for | C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy), C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy), C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy), C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) |
Terry Lovejoy (born 20 November 1966) is an
digital camera astrophotography
.
Astrophotography
Lovejoy is known among amateur astronomers for identifying modifications to
red light that many deep space objects emit. After he published procedures to modify those filters,[2]
many amateur astronomers were able to improve their deep space photography.
61342 Lovejoy in honor of Lovejoy after discovering it on August 3, 2000.[3]
On 15 March 2007, Lovejoy used a standard camera to discover the comet
C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)
using the modified camera.
On 27 November 2011, with his discovery of
Kreutz Sungrazing comet from a ground-based observation.[5] The discovery was made using a Celestron C8 Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope working at f/2.1 with a QHY9
CCD camera.
On 7 September 2013, Lovejoy discovered comet
C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) which became visible to the naked eye in November 2013.[6]
On 17 August 2014, Lovejoy discovered comet
His most recent discovery, C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy), was confirmed on March 13, 2017.[8]
Gallery
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![Comet Lovejoy over La Silla Observatory.[9]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Comet_Lovejoy_Visits_La_Silla.jpg/120px-Comet_Lovejoy_Visits_La_Silla.jpg)
Comet Lovejoy over La Silla Observatory.[9]
![Comet Lovejoy over La Silla Observatory.[9]](/File:Comet_Lovejoy_Visits_La_Silla.jpg)
References
- ^ a b Moskowitz, Clara (15 December 2011). "Ode to a Comet: Q & A With Discoverer of Sungrazing Comet Lovejoy". SPACE.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
The sungrazing comet C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy), set to skim the surface of the sun late Thursday (Dec. 15), was discovered two weeks ago by amateur observer Terry Lovejoy. Lovejoy, 45, works in the information technology field by day in Thornlands, Australia.
- ^ Lovejoy, Terry. "'Improving' the 300D for Astro". PBase.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "61342 Lovejoy (2000 PJ3)". JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ De Groot, Vanessa (23 March 2007). "Stellar discovery from the back yard". The Courier Mail. p. 7.
- ^ Smith, Deborah (28 December 2011). "Cosmic escape artist dazzles with a dash past the sun". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6.
- ^ "C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)". Cometography.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ King, Bob (19 August 2014). "Australian Amateur Terry Lovejoy Discovers New Comet". universetoday.com. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Guido, Ernesto (13 March 2017). "Confirmation image of Terry Lovejoy's discovery of". remanzacco.blogspot.it. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Comet Lovejoy Visits La Silla". www.eso.org. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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