David Malin

David Malin
David Malin looking at a poster about Malin 1, a galaxy found by him
Born (1941-03-28) 28 March 1941 (age 83)
Bury, Lancashire, England
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipAustralian
OccupationAstronomer
Three-colour photograph of the Horsehead Nebula taken by David Malin at the AAO

David Frederick Malin AM (born 28 March 1941) is a British-Australian astronomer and photographer. He is principally known for his spectacular colour images of astronomical objects. A galaxy is named after him, Malin 1, which he discovered in 1986 and which is the largest spiral galaxy so far discovered.