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Out of this world find.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
COLUMBUS, Ga. _ To be up among the stars, that would be heaven for Edward Szczepanski.
As he talks fondly about how he once photographed the space shuttle as it flew over his back yard in Houston, Texas, he mentions how much he'd like to be the one looking down.
"I'd go in a heartbeat, even if knew I was never coming back."
At age 58, it's unlikely, since he's not a rock star or doesn't have a spare $20 million for a ticket, that he'll ever be able to book passage. The Phenix City, Ala., native will have to be content with studying outer space through a telescope. That's something he's been doing with glee for more than 20 years.
But the name of the amateur astronomer will likely be remembered much longer than those of many astronauts.
That's because in 1996 he discovered a comet which now bears his ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Out of this world find.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)