Patron: Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale, FRS, 14th Astronomer Royal
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President
Prof. Stephen Serjeant
Stephen is a cosmologist at the Open University and is very keen on communicating astronomy to the public, such as through his brilliant 60-Second Adventures in Astronomy‘ animation series.
Vice President
Robin Scagell
Robin has been a member almost since he first learned to walk. He is well known for producing some of the most useful guide books to astronomy you will find.
Email: robin@popastro.com
Secretary
Guy Fennimore
Guy is our super-efficient Secretary who ensures that everything runs as smoothly as possible, and keeps everyone else in order.
36 Fairway, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5DU. Email: secretary@popastro.com
Membership Secretary
Graham Jones
Graham took over in 2018 and is responsible for keeping our membership lists up to date.
Email: membership@popastro.com
Treasurer
Dusko Novakovic
Dusko’s job really counts!
Email: treasurer@popastro.com
Publicity Officer
Robin Scagell
Robin doubles up as Publicity Officer when he’s not Vice Presidenting
Email: publicity@popastro.com
Popular Astronomy Editor
Osnat Katz
As well as editing Popular Astronomy, Osnat can be heard on our Sound of Astronomy podcast.
Email: editor@popastro.com
Webmasters
Paul Sutherland, Robin Scagell
What’s the saying – jack of all trades, webmaster of none? We keep the pages going, write features and news stories, create artworks….
Email: webmaster@popastro.com
Council members
Prof. Ian Robson
Ian, a leading light in UK professional astronomy, joined the society when he was a teenager, and remains an enthusiastic supporter.
Dr. Margaret Penston MBE
Margaret used to study stars at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and is now a tutor for the Open University.
Alice Sheppard
Our citizen-science guru, Alice keeps us informed about how we can push forward the frontiers of science from our laptops!
Paul Sutherland
Paul is a prolific freelance writer who also runs the Skymania astronomy news website.