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Terry Lovejoy

Australian information technologist and amateur astronomer from Queensland · Australia · On the map · Born 1966 · age 59

Terry Lovejoy is an information technologist from Thornlands, Queensland, Australia, most widely known as an amateur astronomer. He has discovered six comets, including C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy), the first Kreutz Sungrazing comet discovered by ground-based observation in over 40 years.

Terry Lovejoy is read about 8 times a day, in 14 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 19 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2014Edgar Wilson AwardAward2012Edgar Wilson AwardAward2007Edgar Wilson AwardAward1966Born20 November 1966

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Edgar Wilson Award2014
Edgar Wilson Award2012
Edgar Wilson Award2007

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He is also known for popularizing procedures for modifying consumer-grade digital cameras so that they can be used for digital camera astrophotography.

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Born 1966 · age 59

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