Beverly Turner Lynds

Beverly Turner Lynds
Born
Beverly Ann Turner

(1929-08-19)August 19, 1929
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedOctober 5, 2024(2024-10-05) (aged 95)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationAstronomer
Known for
Spouses
Clarence Roger Lynds
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(m. 1954; div. 1986)​
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(m. 1987; died 1987)​
Children1
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Academic advisorsOtto Struve
Academic work
DisciplineAstronomy
Sub-disciplineNebular science
Institutions
Main interestsNebulae
Notable worksElementary Astronomy (1959)

Beverly Turner Lynds (August 19, 1929 – October 5, 2024) was an American astronomer. She was best known for compiling two astronomical catalogues in the 1960s, Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae and Lynds' Catalogue of Dark Nebulae.[1]

  1. ^ 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.