15779 Scottroberts
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15779 Scottroberts is a main belt asteroid
. Discovered on July 26, 1993 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker
and David H. Levy
at Palomar Observatory
with the 18" Schmidt Camera, it was originally designated 1993 OA3. Also known as a minor planet
or planetoid, 1993 OA3 was renamed by the discoverers for Scott W. Roberts (born 1959), who for many years has encouraged amateur astronomer
s to pursue their love of the night sky, spending much time teaching people how to use and enjoy their telescope
s.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
. Discovered on July 26, 1993 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker is an American astronomer and is a co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. She holds the record for most comets discovered by an individual.- Personal life :...
and David H. Levy
David H. Levy
David H. Levy is a Canadian astronomer and science writer most famous for his co-discovery in 1993 of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.-Biography:...
at Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
with the 18" Schmidt Camera, it was originally designated 1993 OA3. Also known as a minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
or planetoid, 1993 OA3 was renamed by the discoverers for Scott W. Roberts (born 1959), who for many years has encouraged amateur astronomer
Amateur astronomy
Amateur astronomy, also called backyard astronomy and stargazing, is a hobby whose participants enjoy watching the night sky , and the plethora of objects found in it, mainly with portable telescopes and binoculars...
s to pursue their love of the night sky, spending much time teaching people how to use and enjoy their telescope
Telescope
A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...
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