Beverly Turner Lynds (born August 19, 1929, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American astronomer. She is best known for compiling two astronomical catalogues in the 1960s, Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae and Lynds' Catalogue of Dark Nebulae.[1]
Beverly Turner Lynds | |
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| Born | Beverly Ann Turner August 19, 1929 Shreveport, Louisiana, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Beverly T. Lynds |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Known for | Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae, Lynds' Catalogue of Dark Nebulae |
| Spouse(s) | Clarence Roger Lynds (married June 19, 1954; divorced September 1986; died April 16, 2023) Leo Goldberg (married January 2, 1987; died November 1987) |
| Children | Susan Elizabeth |
| Parent(s) | Homer Emory and Nettie Lee (Robertson) Turner |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Academic advisors | Otto Struve |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Astronomy |
| Sub-discipline | Nebular science |
| Institutions | University of Arizona Kitt Peak National Observatory |
| Main interests | Nebulae |
| Notable works | Elementary Astronomy (1959) |
Early life and education
editShe was born Beverly Ann Turner[2] in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 19, 1929.[3] She graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1955.[3]
Career
editLynds was a research associate at the University of California, Berkeley from 1955-1958, and then a research associate at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia from 1959-1960. She became Assistant Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona from 1961-1965, and Associate Professor of Astronomy at the same university from 1965-1971. From 1971-1986, Lynds was an astronomer at Kitt Peak National Observatory. She served as a consultant for the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy from 1986-1987.[3]
Lynds has been an associate of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy at the University of Colorado, Boulder since 1987, and has also served as the Sky Math liaison for the Unidata program at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research since 1991.[3]
Publications
editIn 1959, Lynds published the textbook Elementary Astronomy, co-authored with Otto Struve and Helen Pillans.[4]
Her works include Dark Nebulae, Globules, and Protostars (1987)[5] and numerous papers.[6]
Professional affiliations
editLynds' professional affiliations include:[3]
Personal life
editShe married fellow UC Berkeley astronomy graduate student Clarence Roger Lynds on June 19, 1954. The couple divorced in September 1986.[2][7] Beverly Lynds then married astronomer Leo Goldberg on January 2, 1987. Goldberg died less than a year later in November 1987.[3]
Lynds has one daughter, named Susan Elizabeth.[3]
References
edit- ^ Lynds, Beverly T. (1962). "Catalogue of Dark Nebulae" (PDF). The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 7: 1–52. Bibcode:1962ApJS....7....1L. doi:10.1086/190072. ISSN 0067-0049.
- ^ a b Petrosian, Vahe; Stockton, Alan; Jr., Earl J. O’Neil; Lynds, Beverly T. (2024-01-22). "Clarence Roger Lynds (1928-2023)". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 56 (1). American Astronomical Society. Bibcode:2024BAAS...56a.002P. doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.cb054d76.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Beverly Turner Lynds". Prabook. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Elementary Astronomy". Oxford University Press. 1959.
- ^ Lynds, Beverly T. (1971). Dark Nebulae, Globules, and Protostars. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-0300-1.
- ^ Reipurth, Bo (2022). "An interview with Beverly Lynds". The Star Formation Newsletter. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Andrew lynds (2023-04-18). "Roger Lynds Obituary (2023)". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.