12/05/2025
First meeting of our EP SKYWATCHERS ASTRONOMY CLUB
All the way from Arizona this mega human!
Gregory Leonard!!!!
https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/staff/gregory-leonard
https://www.space.com/comet-leonard-discovery-explained-interview
Greg is an astronomer associated with the University of Arizona, who is known for discovering Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard). He works as a Senior Researcher in the Lunar & Planetary Lab at the Department of Planetary Sciences and has also studied at the University of Arizona.
Role: Senior Researcher in the Lunar & Planetary Lab at the University of Arizona.
Discovery: He discovered Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) in January 2021 while observing from Mount Lemmon, a part of the University of Arizona’s SkyCenter.