David Levy Suffers Stroke

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One of my Astronomy heroes .... the following is taken from Cloudynights:

David Levy, one of the world's most prolific comet discoverers, has suffered a stroke. According to Dr. Mario Motta, Levy suffered the stroke sometime in past week. The good news is ultrasound shows no significant blockages in carotid arteries, so no surgery is needed. Levy is on aspirin and recovering.

Born in Montreal, Quebec in 1948, David H. Levy moved to Arizona to pursue his interest in comet hunting. He has discovered or co-discovered 22 comets, is the author of more than 30 books and is a contributing editor for Sky & Telescope magazine.

Undoubtedly, the best known of his comet discoveries was Shoemaker-Levy 9. Co-discovered with Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker in March 1993, comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 amazed astronomers and people around the world by slamming into Jupiter in July 1994. The impacts left dark bruises across the face of the solar system's largest planet, markings that were plainly visible in small amateur telescopes.

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Hope that he will get well soon!