Edgar Wilson Award

Edgar Wilson Award
DescriptionAwarded to amateur astronomers who discover one or more comets
CountryInternational
Presented bySmithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (via CBAT)
RewardsMonetary award and a plaque
First award1998
Currently held byAmateur comet discoverers
Websitehttp://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/special/EdgarWilson.html 

The Edgar Wilson Award is an annual international award established in 1998 consisting of a monetary award and a plaque allocated annually to amateur comet discoverers. It is administered by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) through the IAU's Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT).

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