William A. Bradfield

William A. Bradfield

William A. Bradfield is one of the best known comet hunters in the world.

He was born in New Zealand and lives in Australia. He is not a professional astronomer. He discovered his first comet in 1972. The comet C/1972 E1 has only his name, as the other 17 comets he found with a six-inch telescope.huh He found his last comet in 2004. He is one of the greatest comet hunters in history. His success inspires many southern hemisphere comet hunters.

Links

* [http://www.assa.org.au/articles/comethunting/ Bradfield on the Website of the Astronomical Society of South Australia]
* [http://www.comethunter.de/project.html Catalogue of Comet Discoveries by Maik Meyer]


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