Amateur Astronomer
Gallery
Jack Bennett at the eyepiece. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 18 Cooper: A History of Comet Discovery from South Africa.
Jack Bennett with a moonwatch scope. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 21 Young: Touching History; Jack Bennett – a link to the past.
Bennett with his AAVSO Nova Award, 1976. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 02 Mattei: Danie Overbeek Memorial Lecture.
k Bennett with the telescope he used to discover the comet. (Moonwatch Telescope) Photo Credit: Pete Collins. (Source: Moore)
Bennett’s telescope. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 21 Young: Touching History; Jack Bennett – a link to the past.
The map that Bennett used to track “his” comet. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 18 Cooper: A History of Comet Discovery from South Africa.
The Bennett Catalogue written in his own hand. Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 18 Cooper: A History of Comet Discovery from South Africa.