Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker (born 1929) is a co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and is the widow of the late Eugene Shoemaker. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hubble Space Telescope image of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, taken on May 17, 1994. ... Eugene Shoemaker at a stereoscopic microscope used for asteroid discovery Eugene Merle Shoemaker (or Gene Shoemaker) (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was one of the founders of the fields of planetary science and is best known for co-discovering the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn...

Shoemaker holds the record for most comets discovered by an individual. She started her astronomical career in 1980, searching for Earth-crossing asteroids and comets at Caltech and the Palomar Observatory. Comet Hale-Bopp Comet McNaught as seen from Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia on 23 January 2007 A comet is a small body in the solar system that orbits the Sun and (at least occasionally) exhibits a coma (or atmosphere) and/or a tail â€” both primarily from the effects of... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 253 Mathilde, a C-type asteroid. ... California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... Palomar Observatory is a privately-owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Mount Wilson Observatory, on Palomar Mountain. ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, Shoemaker used film taken at the wide-field telescope at Palomar, combined with a stereoscope, to find objects which moved against the background of fixed stars. The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Pocket stereoskop WILD 1985 Old Zeiss pocket stereoscope with original test image Stereo card of a stereoscope in use. ...

As of 2002, Shoemaker has discovered 32 comets and over 800 asteroids (counting the as yet unnumbered ones). She received an honorary doctorate from the Northern Arizona University at Flagstaff, Arizona and the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal in 1996. She and her husband were awarded the James Craig Watson Medal in 1998. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a university in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States. ... Nickname: City of Seven Wonders Location in Coconino County the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona County Coconino County Mayor Joseph C. Donaldson Area    - City 63. ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The James Craig Watson Medal was established by the bequest of James Craig Watson, and is awarded by the US National Academy of Sciences for contributions to astronomy. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

See also

• List of asteroids discovered by Carolyn Shoemaker

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External links

• USGS page about Carolyn Shoemaker (also used as a reference)
• Universe Today page about Carolyn Shoemaker