Leslie C. Peltier Award
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The Leslie C. Peltier Award is an annual award given by the Astronomical League
to an amateur
astronomer
who has contributed observations of lasting significance. It was created in 1980 and was first awarded in 1981.
The award is named in honor of Leslie Peltier
, an amateur astronomer from Delphos, Ohio
, who Harlow Shapley
described as "the world's greatest nonprofessional astronomer".
Astronomical League
The Astronomical League is an umbrella organization of amateur astronomy societies. Currently their membership consists of over 240 organizations across the United States, along with a number of Members-at-Large, Patrons, and Supporting members....
to an amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
who has contributed observations of lasting significance. It was created in 1980 and was first awarded in 1981.
The award is named in honor of Leslie Peltier
Leslie Peltier
Leslie Copus Peltier was an American astronomer.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...
, an amateur astronomer from Delphos, Ohio
Delphos, Ohio
Delphos is a city in Allen and Van Wert Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It had a population of 6,944 at the 2000 census.The Allen County portion of Delphos is part of the Lima Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Van Wert County portion is part of the Van Wert Micropolitan Statistical...
, who Harlow Shapley
Harlow Shapley
Harlow Shapley was an American astronomer.-Career:He was born on a farm in Nashville, Missouri, and dropped out of school with only the equivalent of a fifth-grade education...
described as "the world's greatest nonprofessional astronomer".