Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore

male, 86 years old
Sir Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore, KBE, HonFRS, FRAS (born 4 March, 1923), known as Patrick Moore, is an English amateur astronomer who has...
Terence Dickinson

Terence Dickinson

male, 66 years old
Terence Dickinson (born 1943) is a leading amateur astronomer and science writer who lives near the rural town of Yarker, Ontario, Canada. He is...
John Dobson

John Dobson

male, 94 years old
John Lowry Dobson (born September 14, 1915) is a highly influential amateur astronomer. He is most well known in astronomy circles because his name...

Mel Bartels

male, 55 years old
Mel Bartels (born 1954) is an amateur astronomer after whom the asteroid 17823 Bartels was named in 1988. 17823 Bartels lies in the main asteroid...
Brian May

Brian May

male, 62 years old
Brian Harold May CBE (born July 19, 1947) is an English guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and backing (sometimes lead) vocalist for the...
Yuji Hyakutake

Yuji Hyakutake

male, deceased (2002)
was a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered Comet Hyakutake on January 30 1996 while using 25×150 binoculars. His only other discovery was c...
Leslie Peltier

Leslie Peltier

male, deceased (1980)
Leslie Copus Peltier (January 2 1900 - May 10, 1980) was an American astronomer. He was born in Delphos, Ohio. An amateur astronomer, he was a...
Chuck Shramek

Chuck Shramek

male, deceased (2000)
Chuck Shramek (1950-2000) was a Houston-area radio personality. Shramek is best known as the amateur astronomer who photographed a bright...

Robert Evans

male, 72 years old
Robert Owen Evans (born 1937 in Sydney, Australia) is a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia and an amateur astronomer who holds the...
Russell W. Porter

Russell W. Porter

male, deceased (1949)
Russell Williams Porter (December 13, 1871 - February 22, 1949) was an American amateur astronomer and explorer. He is sometimes referred to as the...