David Healy (astronomer) explained

David B. Healy
Birth Date:	22 December 1936
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California
Death Place:	Sierra Vista, Arizona
Occupation:	astrophotographer
Nationality:	American

Minor planets discovered: 217
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David B. Healy (22 December 1936 – 6 June 2011) was an American astrophotographer and asteroid discoverer who is known for his contributions to Burnham's Celestial Handbook.^[1]

History

David B. Healy was born 1936 in Los Angeles, California. He was an automotive industry analyst for Drexel Burnham in New York and later a stock broker before retiring to Arizona. He dedicated his life to Astronomy and the discovery of planets. While in New York, he was a longtime member of the Astronomical Society of Long Island. Once in Sierra Vista, Arizona, he became a valued member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club.

He was well known for his pioneering work in astrophotography (in particular with cooled and hypered emulsion astrophotography before silver became silicon) with multiple contributions to leading astronomy publications. Healy established the Junk Bond Observatory in Arizona for visual work and recoveries of minor planets.

On September 4, 1999 a main-belt asteroid was discovered by Myke Collins and M. White at Anza. It was called 66479 Healy after the founder of the JBO. Healy was also an original contributor to Burnham's Celestial Handbook. The JBO established by Healy operates a 32-inch Ritchey Chretien reflector chiefly for minor planet astrometry and is credited with over 500 discoveries.^[2] After his chief co-discoverer Jeffrey Medkeff died in 2008, Dave decided to participate in the search for exo-planets. His telescope is still being used in the search for these planetary systems.

He was a Contributing Editor of Astronomy Magazine. Bloomberg Press reviewed Healy's transition from investment analyst to amateur astronomer in the following article. ^[3]

Notes and References

http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=66479 JPL Small-Body Database Browser 66479 Healy (1999 RQ33)
Web site: David Healy - astrophotographer . 2024-01-08 . mstecker.com.

https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aRvPb7l8jKq4#

List of discovered minor planets

important; height: 675px;
	18 October 1999
	19 November 2000
	19 June 1999
	20 June 1999
	21 February 2001
	19 March 2001
	19 March 2001
	17 March 2001
	12 February 2001
	22 March 2001
	22 March 2001
	15 March 2001
	29 September 2003
	29 September 2003
	23 October 2003
	18 December 2004
	29 November 2000
	31 January 2001
	15 April 2001
	16 March 2001
	4 October 2003
	21 November 2003
	27 June 2005
	16 February 2001
	11 September 2005

important; height: 675px;
	23 September 2005
	9 October 2005
	22 October 2005
	4 December 2005
	22 March 2001
	29 March 2001
	20 October 2005
	22 November 2005
	25 October 2005
	23 January 2006
	24 June 2003
	4 October 2003
	10 December 2004
	28 August 2005
	23 March 2001
	19 September 2003
	4 October 2003
	30 January 2001
	6 July 2005
	19 March 2001
	27 June 2005
	27 September 2005
	24 September 2006
	12 September 2005
	23 September 2005

important; height: 675px;
	29 January 2008
	22 September 2003
	16 October 2003
	26 September 2003
	22 October 2003
	15 November 2003
	24 November 2003
	28 November 2005
	20 April 2006
	7 April 2006
	4 September 2007
	1 May 2006
	29 January 2005
	27 August 2005
	28 August 2005
	17 October 2007
	3 November 2007
	27 August 2005
	28 November 2005
	26 May 2008
	27 March 2004
	28 October 2005
	22 March 2001
	27 August 2005
	14 October 2005

important; height: 675px;
	21 November 2005
	23 October 2005
	1 December 2005
	29 January 2006
	27 September 2005
	5 July 2005
	23 January 2006
	25 January 2006
	25 September 2008
	26 September 2003
	5 December 2005
	12 February 2007
	5 September 2008
	18 March 2001
	4 September 2007
	9 September 2008
	16 December 2004
	28 October 2005
	11 October 2005
	6 December 2005
	20 December 2005
	18 October 2007
	17 November 2007
	30 December 2007
	28 December 2005

important; height: 675px;
	12 September 2005
	7 October 2005
	22 October 2005
	21 November 2005
	26 November 2005
	11 February 2008
	15 November 2003
	27 February 2006
	27 June 2005
	12 July 2005
	21 November 2005
	24 September 2006
	22 January 2006
	20 June 2004
	27 September 2005
	30 September 2005
	22 October 2005
	4 December 2005
	24 September 2006
	6 October 2005
	20 October 2005
	22 October 2005
	28 October 2005
	28 September 2008
	5 September 2008

important; height: 675px;
	30 June 2005
	27 August 2005
	11 September 2005
	27 September 2005
	22 October 2005
	28 November 2005
	1 December 2005
	21 December 2005
	22 January 2006
	30 September 2006
	18 October 2007
	2 February 2008
	30 June 2005
	23 January 2006
	21 September 2008
	22 October 2008
	9 February 2008
	4 September 2007
	8 October 2005
	12 September 2005
	30 November 2005
	18 March 2001
	29 November 2005
	1 December 2005
	16 December 2007

important; height: 675px;
	24 February 2008
	5 March 2006
	30 September 2003
	13 October 2003
	18 October 2003
	27 June 2005
	28 November 2005
	25 December 2006
	11 September 2005
	22 October 2005
	23 March 2001
	21 November 2005
	4 November 2007
	14 November 2006
	21 November 2003
	12 September 2005
	12 September 2005
	18 October 2007
	5 June 2005
	11 September 2005
	6 February 2008
	16 October 2006
	12 September 2005
	29 November 2005
	17 October 2007

important; height: 675px;
	30 November 2005
	7 October 2005
	21 September 2003
	29 November 2005
	22 November 2005
	6 October 2008
	28 October 2005
	29 November 2005
	21 December 2005
	27 August 2005
	13 June 2005
	20 October 2005
	11 September 2005
	11 October 2005
	6 October 2008
	30 September 2005
	31 January 2006
	23 October 2005
	1 December 2005
	10 February 2008
	22 September 2008
	30 December 2007
	23 January 2006
	25 December 2006
	1 December 2005

important;
	16 March 2004
	31 October 2005
	7 January 2006
	25 January 2006
	5 September 2008
	29 November 2005
	28 December 2007
	5 September 2008
	21 November 2005
	22 November 2005
	23 January 2006
	3 December 2007
	28 November 2005
	15 February 2007
	20 October 2005
	22 October 2005
	5 June 2005
Co-discovery made with: J. Medkeff