Jack B. Newton
Jack B. Newton | |
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Newton in Florida, 1999 (age 57) with his Meade 16 in (41 cm) and 8 in (20 cm) telescopes | |
| Born | August 13, 1942 |
| Died | November 11, 2025 (aged 83) Oliver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Red River College Polytechnic |
| Known for | Cold camera astrophotography; full-color charge-coupled device images of nebulae; hydrogen-alpha photography of solar prominences; name of asteroid, 30840 Jackalice; member of the Puckett Observatory World Supernova Search Team credited with 376 supernova discoveries |
| Spouse | Alice Newton |
| Awards | 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal; 1978 Ken Chilton Prize of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC); 1989 Chant Medal Award of RASC; 1988 Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
John Borden "Jack" Newton (13 August 1942 – 11 November 2025) was a Canadian astronomer, known for his publications and images in amateur astrophotography, and for his outreach to educate the public about astronomy.
Newton is credited with invention of "cold camera" astrophotography, which enabled enhanced images of galaxies, the Sun, and other astronomical objects taken from a ground-based, amateur-level telescope.
His expert astrophotographs were exhibited by publication of six books and articles in astronomy, scientific, and popular magazines, and in public presentations. For his contributions to science and astronomy education over decades, Newton received national and regional astronomy awards in Canada, the United States, and England.
With his wife, Alice, Jack Newton was devoted to preserving dark skies to reveal unique celestial objects to the public.