Astro Speakers Lancashire & Yorks

Below is a list of the Astro Speakers and Lecturers who are registered with us. Click on the 'more details' link against each speaker to expand the information.
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Speaker / Lecturer	Location	Areas willing to travel to	Brief résumé of topics covered	Get in touch
Nigel Ball	Nantwich, Cheshire	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Nightscape Photography, Photographing the Northern Lights and Deep Sky Astrophotography *Click here for more details*	Tel 07771 570086
Dr Nigel Bannister	Leicester	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include JUICE: ESA's mission to Jupiter, A history of trajectories and Apollo 13: What Saved The Mission? *Click here for more details*
Dr Steve Barrett	Liverpool	Map Areas 5 & 7 click here for map	Lecture topics include The ABC of Stellar Evolution, Astrophotography and the Beginning of Everything *Click here for more details*
Bill Barton FRAS	Ipswich	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include the History of Astronomy, Accidental Death of an Astronomer: Mary Ward (1827-1869) and Mandolins & Meteors: Fiammetta Wilson (1864-1920) *Click here for more details*
Dr Sarah Bosman	London	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Cosmology, Cosmological simulations on supercomputers, the lives of galaxies and Quasars *Click here for more details*	Tel 07412 652063
Nigel Bradbury	Matlock, Derbyshire	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include two talks on the Northern LIghts Experiences *Click here for more details*	Tel 0781 864 9608
Dr Rene Breton	Manchester	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Testing relativity and gravity with pulsars, the transient sky and gravitational waves. *Click here for more details*	Tel 0161 2754195
Peter Bull MBE FRAS	Bromley, Kent UK	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include A Window Through The Universe, An overview of Cosmology and the theories of how the Universe works *Click here for more details*	Tel 020 8460 9638
Dr Jane Clark	Newport, Monmouthshire	Anywhere in the UK and Ireland. Also worldwide by Zoom, Teams or Skype	Lecture topics include: Measuring Solar System Orbits for Yourself, The Orbit of Mars and the History Bios of Tycho, Kepler, Newton Galaxy. *Click here for more details*	Tel 07766 464429
John Davies	London	Map Areas 5,6,7,8,9,10&11	Photometry - Understanding star light, diffraction, pollution, colour and noise PixInsight - Deep sky processing Astrophotography - from and SRL to a narrowband SCT *Click here for more details*	Tel 07770 697272
Dave Eagle	Northampton	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Finding your way around the sky, Practical Astronomical Observing and Astrophotography and Space flight *Click here for more details*
Dr Gareth Few	Hull	Map Areas 5,7 & 8 click here for map	Lecture topics include What Atoms tell us about Galaxies and the secret history of galaxies *Click here for more details*	Tel 07840 738800
Prof Brad Gibson	Hull	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Are we alone in the universe, How the universe will end and building a universe in a computer *Click here for more details*	Tel 01482 465105
Gerard Gilligan	Liverpool	Map Areas 4,5,6 & 7 click here for map	Lecture topics include West Kirby to the Moon and The History of Liverpool Astronomical Society *Click here for more details*	Tel 0151 2208718
Peter Goodhew	London	Anywhere in the UK	Talks can be given in person and by Zoom, lecture topics include Planetary Nebulae, Deep Sky Photography, Remote and Robotic Observatories Amater Research and Discovery. *Click here for more details*	Tel 07710 820738
Andrew Green BSc(Hons) FRAS, FBIS	Cambridge	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include In Search of the Aurora, Terrestrial and Extra-Terrestrial impacts and The Apollo Missions *Click here for more details*	Tel 01223 440593 Mob 0774 7484975
Roy Gunson	Bolton-Upon-Dearne	Map Areas 4,5 & 7 click here for map	Lecture topics include The Kuiper Belt, Martian Moons, The First Astrophotographer and The Uncertainty of Mr Heisenberg *Click here for more details*	Tel 07980 422269
Dr Peter Grimley	London	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Big telescopes, galaxies, the violent Universe and astronomical rings and discs. *Click here for more details*	Tel 07738 227477
Prof Martin Hendry	Glasgow	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include A wide range of talks in the general area of cosmology astrophysics and gravitational-wave astronomy. *Click here for more details*	Tel 01413 305685
Rod Hine	Bradford West York's	Map Areas 4,5 & 7 click here for map	Lecture topics include a wide range of talks on astronomy and cosmology *Click here for more details*	Tel 07973 841375
Robert Ince	Preston, Lancashire	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Astrophotography, citizen science and astronomy tourism. *Click here for more details*	Tel 07511 403702
Anthony Jennings	Middleton, Manchester	Map Area 5 click here for map	Lecture topics include 3D Photography And Its Applications In Astronomy *Click here for more details*	Tel 07517 031352
William Joyce	Brighton East Sussex	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Astronomy, Astrophysics, Astrobiology and Planetary Science *Click here for more details*	Tel N/A
Martin Lunn MBE FRAS	Earby, Lancashire	Map Area 5 click here for map	Lecture topics are extensive and cover a vast range of Astronomical subject matter. *Click here for more details*	Tel 07969 945413
Graham McLoughlin	Chorley, Lancashire	Map Areas 4, 5, 6 & 7 click here for map	Lecture topics are numerous which include eclipse expeditions and biographical talks on the Life of Dr Arthur Beer and Frank Holden FRAS *Click here for details*	Tel 07888 997983
Gary Poyner	Birmingham	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Variable Stars, An introduction to Variable Star Observing and how to observe and record Variable Stars Historical Novae. *Click here for more details*	Tel 0121 605 3716
Prof Ian Robson	Preston, Lancashire	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Supercool Astronomy, Active Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes *Click here for more details*
Richard Shaw	Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Scotland	Will travel anywhere in the British Isles	Lecture topics are numerous *Click here for full details*	Tel N/A
Dr Dimitris Stamatelos	Preston, Lancashire	Map Area 5 click here for map	Lecture topics include Exoplanets, the search for new worlds *Click here for more details*	Tel 0177 2896418
Jerry Stone	Welwyn Hertfordshire	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics are very extensive but include How We Reached The Moon, Is Pluto A Planet and Let's Go To Mars *Click here for details*	Tel 01438 712000
Sam Walton	Dorking, Surrey	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Space Weather, Protecting the Earth from the ravages of the Sun and The Van Allen Radiation Belts *Click here for more details*
Dr Ian Whittaker	Nottingham	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include How does our Sun work, How does our Sun affect the Earth and Predicting and observing space weather. *Click here for more details*
Pete Williamson FRAS	Whittington, Shropshire	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Astronomy & Telescopes for Beginners, Introduction to The Sun and How the Sun Works Click here for more details	Tel 01691 653394
Mazin Younis	Altrincham, Cheshire	Anywhere in the UK	Lecture topics include Searching for Clear Dark sites Site-testing for Observatories Astrophotography General Astronomy *Click here for more details*	Tel 07811 188624

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