Leslie Peltier

Leslie Copus Peltier (January 2 1900 – May 10, 1980) was an American astronomer.

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January 2 - 1900 - May 10 - 1980 - American - Astronomer

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He was born in Delphos, Ohio. An amateur astronomer, he was a prolific discoverer of comets and also a persistent observer of variable stars and member of the AAVSO. Harlow Shapley once described him as "the world's greatest non-professional astronomer".

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Delphos, Ohio - Amateur astronomer - Comet - Variable star - AAVSO - Harlow Shapley

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He wrote the heart-warming autobiographical Starlight Nights (ISBN 0933346948), which evokes the magic of stargazing in simpler days, on a farm and without light pollution.

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Asteroid 3850 Peltier is named in his honor, as is the Leslie Peltier Award of the Astronomical League.

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Asteroid - 3850 Peltier - Leslie Peltier Award - Astronomical League

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