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Michael Poxon

Located in Norfolk and willing to travel up to 100 miles

CV Summary:

Observer since age 5 (I am now 64) and I know the sky literally better than the back of my hand!
Written original astronomical software and a book on binocular astronomy.

At present I run the Young Stellar Objects group of the AAVSO, and have given talks both in the UK and US, including to the BAA variable star section. Several papers published in JAAVSO, PASP.

Lecture Topics:

  • variable stars
  • star formation
  • young variable stars
  • binocular astronomy
  • some historical (my degree is in linguistics, so stuff like star names and their meanings cross-cultural astronomy etc. Tolkienian astronomy!)
Target Audience:

For variable stuff - medium to advanced amateurs and professionals. Others - anybody!

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