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David Levy has appears regularly on television and radio programs devoted to astronomy, and is probably best known as a comet discoverer. His 21 comet discoveries make him tied for third place in history for the largest number of comet finds. Perhaps the most famous of which is the co-discovery of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 that impacted Jupiter in July 1994.
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David's energy towards interpreting the sky and teaching others about astronomy from all age groups is seemingly unbounded. He has given over four hundred major public lectures in several countries, authored over 20 books about astronomy and astronomers, and written over 300 articles in scientific magazines and journals, including 7 obituaries of Clyde Tombaugh and 6 of Gene Shoemaker during 1997.
Currently David Levy is Contributing Editor of Parade, Sky & Telescope and Sky News magazines. His regular columns include:
Science on Parade, Parade
Star Trails, Sky & Telescope
Nightfall, Sky News
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David and his wife Wendee host "Let's Talk Stars", a radio talk show devoted to astronomy and astronomers. The show is sponsored by Starizona and is broadcast on AM radio station KTKT in Tucson, and web cast at www.letstalkstars.com.
Levy is also Adjunct Scientist at Flandrau Planetarium, and Senior instructional specialist at the University of Arizona, where he runs a program that brings astronomy into schools in Arizona.
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David H. Levy is available for interviews, lectures, and book signings. Those seeking Mr. Levy's services are required to contact his representative at Royce Carlton, Inc.
More information about David Levy can be found by visiting his website at www.jarnac.org, and on the David Levy information page at Royce Carlton, Inc.
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