Leonard L. Amburgey
| (10206) 1997PC2 | August 7, 1997 |
| (215188) 2000 NM | July 2, 2000 |
Leonard L. Amburgey is an American amateur astronomer and public-school teacher. On July 2, 2000, he stumbled upon the near-Earth asteroid 2000 NM using a modest telescope in his backyard (called Scott Observatory, IAU number 823)[1] in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. As a result, he became the fourth winner of the James Benson Prize for Discovery Methods of Near-Earth Objects by Amateurs.[2]
In 2005, he received the Fitchburg State College (whence he graduated in 1968 and 1973) Alumni Achievement Award .[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Astrometric Instruments' Photo Gallery". astrometric.com. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ↑ Editors. "The Benson Prize". Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "?". Fitchburg State University. Archived from the original on March 12, 2005.
External links
- Amateur Night in Space, 28 October 2002 (about 2000 NM, an Apollo asteroid)
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