Leslie C. Peltier Award

The Leslie C. Peltier Award is an annual award given by the Astronomical League to an amateur astronomer who has contributed observations of lasting significance. It was created in 1980 and was first awarded in 1981.^[1]

The award is named in honor of Leslie Peltier, an amateur astronomer from Delphos, Ohio, who was described by Harlow Shapley as "the world's greatest nonprofessional astronomer".

Recipients

Source: Astronomical League

• 1980 Leslie C. Peltier, Posthumous - Variable Stars
• 1981 Ed Halbach, Variable Stars
• 1982 Walter Haas, Planetary Astronomy
• 1983 Clinton Ford, Variable Stars
• 1984 Walter Scott Houston, Variable Stars - overall contr.
• 1985 Rev. Robert Evans, Supernova Discoveries
• 1986 Russell Genet, Photoelectric Photometry
• 1987 No Award Given
• 1988 David H. Levy, Overall Contributions to Observing
• 1989 Peter Collins, Nova Discovery
• 1990 No Award Given
• 1991 Tommy Cragg, Variable Stars
• 1992 Don Parker, CCD Work - Planetary Astronomy
• 1993 Janet Mattei, Variable Stars
• 1994 No Award Given
• 1995 Ron Parmentier, Overall Contributions to Observing
• 1996 Ed Oravec, Variable Stars
• 1997 Dennis di Cicco, Overall Contributions to Observing
• 1998 Roger Sinnott, Overall Contributions to Observing
• 1999 Bill Albrecht, Variable Stars
• 2000 Charles Scovil, Variable Stars
• 2001 Richard Berry, Overall Contributions - CCD
• 2002 Gene Hanson, Variable Stars
• 2003 Paul Comba, Minor Planets
• 2004 Wayne Johnson, Extra-Galactic Supernovae
• 2005 Edward Grafton, CCD Planetary Astronomy
• 2006 Elizabeth Waagen, Variable Stars
• 2007 Daniel M. Troiani, Planetary Astronomy
• 2008 Richard G. Hodgson, Minor Planets
• 2009 Gerhard Samolyk, Variable Stars
• 2010 Derald D. Nye, Occultations, Asteroid
• 2011 Arnie Henden, Variable Stars
• 2012 Mike Simonsen, Variable Stars
• 2013 John E. Bortle, Overall Contributions to Astronomy
• 2014 Jim Fox

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