Leonard L. Amburgey
Astronomer
1945 –
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Who is Leonard L. Amburgey?
Leonard L. Amburgey is an American amateur astronomer and public-school teacher. On July 2, 2000, he stumbled upon the near-Earth asteroid 2000 NM using a modest telescope in his backyard in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. As a result, he became the fourth winner of the James Benson Prize for Discovery Methods of Near-Earth Objects by Amateurs.
In 2005, he received the Fitchburg State College Alumni Achievement Award .
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