Here is a piece from "Cloudy Nights"
We hope and pray all goes well, John.
David Levy, one of the world's most prolific comet discoverers, has suffered a stroke. According to Dr. Mario Motta, Levy suffered the stroke sometime in past week. The good news is ultrasound shows no significant blockages in carotid arteries, so no surgery is needed. Levy is on aspirin and recovering.
Born in Montreal, Quebec in 1948, David H. Levy moved to Arizona to pursue his interest in comet hunting. He has discovered or co-discovered 22 comets, is the author of more than 30 books and is a contributing editor for
Sky & Telescope magazine.
Undoubtedly, the best known of his comet discoveries was Shoemaker-Levy 9. Co-discovered with Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker in March 1993, comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 amazed astronomers and people around the world by slamming into Jupiter in July 1994. The impacts left dark bruises across the face of the solar system's largest planet, markings that were plainly visible in small amateur telescopes.
To read the entirety of Dr. Motta's announcement, posted Janauary 31, 2007, to the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) mail list, click on this link:
David Levy
I’m sure David will appreciate and feel the warmth of the good wishes and kind thoughts.
