Speaker profile
Mr Dave Eagle
Available for booking
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
20 miles travel distance
Amateur Astronomer
Planetarium Presenter
Astronomy Author
Summary
Amateur Astronomer / Imager and author.
Affiliations
Lectures
The James Webb Space Telescope
Saving Apollo 13: “Houston We’ve Had a Problem Here”.
Magnificent Destination: The Apollo Moon Missions
The Quest for Dark Skies.
Where would you go for dark skies? I tell you of my experiences of observing and imaging overseas with all it’s trial and tribulations, compared to observing from home.
The Voyager Missions. 4 Decades and Counting.
A look back at the highly successful Voyager Missions and their current mission exploring interstellar space outside of the Sun’s heliosphere.
Celebrate Tim Peake’s Principia Mission.
A fun and informative evening looking at Tim’s mission to the ISS, using a multi-media and interactive audience-participation presentation.
Out of the Darkness: Pluto, New Horizons & Arrokoth.
A historical look at our lost planet and all the latest results from the fantastic mission of NASA’s New Horizons encounter with Pluto and Arrokoth.
Rosetta & Philae. From Concept to Reality.
An entertaining overview of the Rosetta Mission, capturing the excitement of November 12th 2014 when Philae “landed” on a comet and all the images and results sent back from Comet 67P.
Why The Universe doesn’t give a Fig about you.
The unlikely circumstances of life on Earth developing and the prevalent conditions in the universe that make our very existence very precarious.
The 2017 Total Solar eclipse: To Totality & Beyond!
Our emotional experience of the total solar Eclipse as viewed from Jackson Wyoming. A look at the history of eclipses, And how to plan your own eclipse trip.
A Whistle-Stop Tour of the Universe: (Hitch-Hiking on a Ray of Light)
Join me on a mind-blowing journey from Earth out to the very edge of our observable universe, visiting objects of interest along the way. What better excuse is there to show some beautiful images of our amazing universe and show just how small we are on the grand scale of things?
Comets, Enigmatic and Beautiful Visitors.
A look at comets in history now all the hype has died along with the destruction of “The Comet of the Century” What did we learn from Comet ISON?
In the Footsteps of Piazzi Smyth: Astronomical Adventures in Tenerife.
My adventures as an amateur astronomer in Tenerife imaging the sky, following in the footsteps of Charles Piazzi Smyth.
Solar Astronomy
Observing and imaging our nearest Star. The equipment and techniques used to observe and image the sun safely.
Mars: The Red Planet – with 3D.
Past Earth observations, Robot Missions investigating the nature of The Red Planet and the future of Mars exploration.
