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About us
‘Starlight’ is a free space and astronomy newsletter for young adults. The first issue was published with a grant from the Royal Astronomical Society and financial backing from the Faulkes Telescope Project, as well as editorial support from the Society for Popular Astronomy. The intention of ‘Starlight’ is to bring the sense of wonder, excitement and fun that we feel about space and astronomy to today’s schoolchildren, encouraging them to have a greater appreciation for the Universe around us and the Earth’s place within it, and encourage young people to take up more of an interest and study science. With the International Year of Astronomy in 2009 this is the ideal time to take up an interest in all things going on out there in space. Our motto is ‘educating whilst entertaining’ and we hope that ‘Starlight’ will play its part in creating the scientists of tomorrow.
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Dr Paul Roche
Paul is the Director of the Faulkes Telescope Project, which includes two 2-metre robotic telescopes in Hawaii and Australia that you can log onto remotely from school and use to take pictures of galaxies and nebulae. Paul is based at Cardiff University. Paul is a contributor and consultant to ‘Starlight’ and the Faulkes Telescope Project is an important backer of the ‘Starlight’ project. |
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Dr Emily Baldwin
Emily has recently completed a PhD in planetary science at University College London, where she got to simulate the effects of huge asteroid impacts that create craters. She now works for 'Astronomy Now' magazine as the website editor. She’s also the Chief Stargazer for the Society for Popular Astronomy’s (SPA) Young Stargazers group, and co-edits the ‘Starlight’ newsletter.
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Keith Cooper
Keith is the Editor of 'Astronomy Now' magazine, the UK’s best-selling astronomy magazine. He is also co-editor and publisher of the ‘Starlight’ newsletter. |
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Robin Scagell
You’ve probably seen Robin on TV; he’s often appearing on BBC or Sky News to report on the latest astronomical findings! Robin has written many books, including the ‘Complete Guide to Stargazing’ for publishers Philip’s, is the Vice-President of the Society for Popular Astronomy, and runs an astronomy picture library, www.galaxypix.com. Robin is a contributor and consultant to ‘Starlight’. He’s even had an asteroid named after him, called (24728) Scagell. Although we often worry about asteroids colliding with Earth, neither this asteroid nor Robin Scagell himself have posed any threat to civilisation as we know it! |
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Greg Smye-Rumsby
Greg works at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, presenting planetarium shows to schools, the general public and at corporate events. He also helps out the media office when there is a need to present astronomical news items to the wider community via television and radio. Greg designed the 'Starlight' website and contributes the graphics and charts to the 'Starlight' newsletter. His graphics can also be seen in a number of books and publications including 'Astronomy Now' magazine. www.conceptdesign.co.uk
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