Leonard L. Amburgey
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| Template:Mp | July 2, 2000 | Template:MPC |
Leonard L. Amburgey (born 1945)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". is an American amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and public-school teacher by profession.
On July 2, 2000, he stumbled upon the near-Earth and Apollo asteroid Template:Mp using a modest telescope in his backyard in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (IAU number 823).[2] As a result, he became the fourth winner of the James Benson Prize for Discovery Methods of Near-Earth Objects by Amateurs.[3]
In 2005, he received the Fitchburg State College (whence he graduated in 1968 and 1973) Alumni Achievement Award.[4]
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External links
- Amateur Night in Space, 28 October 2002 (about the Apollo asteroid Template:Mp)