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David H. Levy

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Canadian astronomer and writer (born 1948)
For other people with the same name, seeDavid Levy (disambiguation).
David H. Levy
Giving a lecture atJPL in 1994
Born (1948-05-22)May 22, 1948 (age 77)[1]
Alma materAcadia (Nova Scotia) University (B.A.); Queens University (Kingston, Ontario) (M.A.); Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Ph.D.)
Known forCo-discoverer ofComet Shoemaker–Levy 9
SpouseWendee Esther Wallach-Levy

David Howard (Doveed) Levy (born May 22, 1948[1]) is a Canadian amateurastronomer, science writer and discoverer ofcomets andminor planets, who co-discoveredComet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with the planetJupiter in 1994.

Biography

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Levy was born inMontreal,Quebec, Canada, in 1948. He developed an interest in astronomy at an early age. However, he pursued and received bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature.[1]

Levy went on to discover 23comets, either independently or withGene andCarolyn Shoemaker. He has written 34 books, mostly on astronomical subjects, such asThe Quest for Comets, a biography ofPluto-discovererClyde Tombaugh in 2006, and his tribute to Gene Shoemaker inShoemaker by Levy. He has provided periodic articles forSky and Telescope magazine,[1] as well asParade Magazine,Sky News and, most recently,Astronomy Magazine.

Periodic comets that Levy co-discovered include118P/Shoemaker–Levy,129P/Shoemaker–Levy,135P/Shoemaker–Levy,137P/Shoemaker–Levy,138P/Shoemaker–Levy,145P/Shoemaker–Levy, and181P/Shoemaker–Levy. In addition, Levy is the sole discoverer of two periodic comets:255P/Levy andP/1991 L3.

On February 28, 2011, Levy was awarded a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for his successful completion of his thesis "The Sky in Early Modern English Literature: A Study of Allusions to Celestial Events in Elizabethan and Jacobean Writing, 1572–1620."

Starting in 2015, Levy has been donating his observing logs, which he has kept continuously since 1956, his personal journals since 1958, and his comet search records since 1965, to theLinda Hall Library of Science Library in Kansas City. The observing records are also on-line at the website of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.[2]

He lives inVail, Arizona and was married to Wendee Levy[3] from 1997 until her death in 2022. Levy and his wife hosted a weekly internet radio talk show on astronomy, which ended on February 3, 2011, with a planned "Final Show". Show archives are available in WMA and MP3 formats.[4] Levy is President of the National Sharing the Sky Foundation[5] and a Master of Astronomy with DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA).

Levy's autobiography, "A Nightwatchman's journey: the Road Not Taken" was published in June 2019 by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.[6]

Awards

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The main-asteroid3673 Levy was named in his honour.[7] Levy was awarded the C.A. Chant Medal of theRoyal Astronomical Society of Canada in 1980. Levy was recipient of the 1990G. Bruce Blair Medal.[8] In 1993 he won theAmateur Achievement Award of theAstronomical Society of the Pacific. In 2007, Levy received the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory'sEdgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets. In 2008, a special edition telescope, "The Comet Hunter" was co-designed by Levy.[9]

Together with Martyn Ives,David Taylor, andBenjamin Woolley, Levy won a 1998News & Documentary Emmy Award in the "Individual Achievement in a Craft, Writer" category for the script of the documentary3 Minutes to Impact produced by York Films for theDiscovery Channel.[10][11][12]

Discoveries

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See also:Category:Discoveries by David H. Levy
Minor planets discovered: 61[13]
see§ List of discovered minor planets

Comets

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Visual
  • Comet Levy-Rudenko, 1984t, C/1984 V1, Nov 14, 1984
  • Comet Levy, 1987a, C/1987 A1, January 5, 1987
  • Comet Levy, 1987y, C/1987 T1, October 11, 1987
  • Comet Levy, 1988e, C/1988 F1, March 19, 1988
  • CometOkazaki-Levy-Rudenko, 1989r, C/1989 Q1, August 25, 1989
  • CometLevy, 1990c, C/1990 K1, May 20, 1990
  • Periodic Comet Levy,P/1991 L3, June 14, 1991
  • Comet Takamizawa-Levy, C/1994 G1, April 15, 1994.
  • Periodic Comet255P/Levy, October 2, 2006.
Photographic, as part of team of Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy
  • Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 1, 1990o, P/1990 V1
  • Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 2, 1990p, 137 P/1990 UL3
  • Comet Shoemaker-Levy, 1991d C/1991 B1
  • Periodic CometShoemaker-Levy 3, 1991e, 129P/1991 C1
  • Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 4, 1991f, 118P/1991 C2
  • Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 5, 1991z, 145P/1991 T1
  • Comet Shoemaker-Levy, 1991a1, C/1991 T2
  • Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 6, 1991b1, P/1991 V1
  • Periodic CometShoemaker-Levy 7, 1991d1, 138P/1991 V2
  • Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 8, 1992f, 135P/1992 G2
  • PeriodicComet Shoemaker–Levy 9, 1993e, D/1993 F2[a]
  • Comet Shoemaker-Levy, 1993h, C/1993 K1
  • Comet Shoemaker-Levy, 1994d C/1994 E2
  • Comet Jarnac, P/2010 E2 (David Levy, Wendee Levy, Tom Glinos)

Other

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  • Nova Cygni 1975, August 30, 1975 (independent discovery)
  • Nova Cygni 1978, September 12, 1978 (independent discovery)
  • Comet Hartley-IRAS (P/1983 V1), November 30, 1983 (independent discovery)
  • Comet Shoemaker 1992y, C/1992 U1 (aided in discovery)
  • Periodic Comet Shoemaker 4, 1994k, P/1994 J3 (aided in discovery)
  • Asteroid(5261) Eureka, the firstMartian Trojan asteroid, withHenry E. Holt, June 1990
  • Established the cataclysmically recurring nature of 1215-17TV Corvi (Tombaugh's Star), August 1990[14]

Minor planets

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List of minor planets discovered by David Levy
NameDiscovery DateListing
5261 Eureka20 June 1990list[A]
5852 Nanette19 April 1991list[B]
6398 Timhunter10 February 1991list[B][C]
6401 Roentgen15 April 1991list[B][C]
6485 Wendeesther25 October 1990list[B][C]
6670 Wallach4 June 1994list[B]
6715 Sheldonmarks22 August 1990list[A]
6914 Becquerel3 April 1992list[B][A]
7344 Summerfield4 June 1992list[B]
8021 Walter22 October 1990list[B]
8358 Rickblakley4 November 1989list[B]
9070 Ensab23 July 1993list[B]
9083 Ramboehm28 November 1994list[B]
10332 Défi13 May 1991list[B]
10346 Triathlon2 April 1992list[B]
11548 Jerrylewis25 November 1992list[B]
11569 Virgilsmith27 May 1993list[B]
11911 Angel4 June 1992list[B]
11941 Archinal23 May 1993list[B]
13057 Jorgensen13 November 1990list[B]
13111 Papacosmas23 July 1993list[B]
13123 Tyson16 May 1994list[B]
13615 Manulis28 November 1994list[B]
14429 Coyne3 December 1991list[B]
15276 Diebel14 April 1991list[B]
15294 Underwood7 November 1991list[B]
15321 Donnadean13 August 1993list[B]
15779 Scottroberts26 July 1993list[B]
16514 Stevelia11 November 1990list[B]
16669 Rionuevo8 December 1993list[B]
17493 Wildcat31 December 1991list[B]
18368 Flandrau15 April 1991list[B]
18434 Mikesandras12 March 1994list[B]
NameDiscovery DateListing
19980 Barrysimon22 November 1989list[B]
20084 Buckmaster6 April 1994list[B]
22312 Kelly14 April 1991list[B]
22338 Janemojo3 June 1992list[B]
24778 Nemsu24 May 1993list[B]
24779 Presque Isle23 July 1993list[B]
27776 Cortland25 February 1992list[B]
27810 Daveturner23 July 1993list[B]
29292 Conniewalker24 May 1993list[B]
30840 Jackalice15 April 1991list[B]
30934 Bakerhansen16 November 1993list[B]
30935 Davasobel8 January 1994list[B]
32890 Schwob8 January 1994list[B]
32897 Curtharris1 August 1994list[B]
37588 Lynnecox15 April 1991list[B]
37601 Vicjen3 April 1992list[B]
43793 Mackey13 November 1990list[B]
117032 Davidlane14 May 2004list[D][E]
144769 Zachariassen19 April 2004list[D]
144907 Whitehorne16 December 2004list[D][E]
157421 Carolpercy8 October 2004list[D][E]
170909 Bobmasterson12 December 2004list[D]
170995 Ritajoewright3 March 2005list[D]
175152 Marthafarkas3 March 2005list[D]
245158 Thomasandrews13 October 2004list[D]
271763 Hebrewu17 September 2004list[D]
294727 Dennisritchie31 January 2008list[D]
300909 Kenthompson30 January 2008list[D]
510045 Vincematteo4 March 2010list[D]
518523 Bryanshumaker16 September 2006list[D]
Co-discovery made with:
AH. E. Holt
BC. S. Shoemaker
CE. M. Shoemaker
DT. Glinos
EW. Levy

See also

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References

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  1. ^This comet crashed into Jupiter in 1994, resulting in the most dramatic events ever seen on another world
  1. ^abcd"David H. Levy | Canadian astronomer and science writer".Britannica.com. 1948-05-22. Retrieved2016-02-09.
  2. ^"David H. Levy Logbooks | RASC".www.rasc.ca. 14 October 2011. Retrieved2018-05-23.
  3. ^"Welcome".Jarnac.org. Archived fromthe original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved2016-02-09.
  4. ^"Let's Talk Stars".Letstalkstars.com. Archived fromthe original on 2016-02-19. Retrieved2016-02-09.
  5. ^"Home".Sharingthesky.org. Archived fromthe original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved2016-02-09.
  6. ^"A Nightwatchman's Journey". Archived fromthe original on 2020-05-02. Retrieved2019-07-13.
  7. ^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3673) Levy".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3673) Levy.Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 309.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3671.ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
  8. ^"G. Bruce Blair Award Recipients".Western Amateur Astronomers. Archived fromthe original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved23 July 2015.
  9. ^"The David H. Levy Comet Hunter". Archived fromthe original on December 18, 2008. RetrievedDecember 14, 2008.
  10. ^International Documentary Association (1998).International documentary: the newsletter of the International Documentary Association. Vol. 17. International Documentary Association. p. 59.
  11. ^"York Films of England".Yorkfilms.com. Retrieved2016-02-09.
  12. ^"York Films of England".Yorkfilms.com. Retrieved2016-02-09.
  13. ^"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)".Minor Planet Center. 29 October 2018. Retrieved19 February 2019.
  14. ^Levy, David H.; Howell, Steve B.; Kreidl, Tobias J.; Skiff, Brian A.; Tombaugh, Clyde W. (1990)."The historical discovery and recent confirmation of a new cataclysmic variable in Corvus".Astronomical Society of the Pacific.102: 1321.Bibcode:1990PASP..102.1321L.doi:10.1086/132767.

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