Robert Evans (astronomer)

Robert Owen Evans
Born(1937-02-20)February 20, 1937
Sydney, Australia
DiedNovember 8, 2022(2022-11-08) (aged 85)
Coonabarabran, New South Wales
EducationUniversity of Sydney

Robert Owen Evans, OAM (20 February 1937 – 8 November 2022) was an Australian minister of the Uniting Church in Hazelbrook, New South Wales, and an amateur astronomer who holds the record for visual discoveries of supernovae (42).[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Wesley Mission Rise and Shine Archives May 2010". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  2. ^ Smith, Bridie. "Sky the limit on galaxy quest". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  3. ^ Foye, Jonathan (24 November 2022). "Vale, Bob Evans". Insights Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2022.