Press release re ‘Stargazing for All’ by Karen Hedges

David Strange, Chair of the Norman Lockyer Observatory, expressed delight at being presented with a copy of the new stargazing guide at the local author’s recent launch.  Karen Hedges gave a very well received talk at Exeter Central Library followed by the launch of her new book Stargazing for All  (ISBN: 9781739123611) .  The book …

17 May…Celebration of Sir Norman Lockyer’s 189th Birthday…

The sun shone and the people came to the Norman Lockyer Observatory for a delightful afternoon of music, 'This is your life' presentation, and cake. Member, Bill Hitchings, dressed magnifcently as Sir Norman, was treated to an overview of his life from 'Eamon Andrews' aka Jonathan Milford. Chairman, David Strange, had produced an excellent script …

     Karen Hedges, gave a very well received talk at Exeter Central Library followed by the launch of her new book Stargazing for All  (ISBN: 9781739123611) .  The book is available from Winstone’s Bookshop in Sidmouth (which has a wonderful array of beautiful books for young and old) as well as online from Waterstones and Amazon.  The book is a guide to stargazing for beginners and for amateur astronomers whose memories may need refreshing from time to time.  The book contains illustrations from renowned artist, John Meacham.  Karen gave many talks at St Thomas Library in Exeter when former librarian Lee Rawlings ran a monthly science club.  She has drawn on her experience with the general public as a telescope presenter and from her previous work in education to produce the book.  She is most grateful to Exeter Central Library for hosting the book launch. 

     Karen presented a copy of her book to David Strange, Chair of Norman Lockyer Observatory, who kindly made some positive comments about the outreach work and promotion of the NLO that Karen does.      The Norman Lockyer Observatory contains three historic telescopes through which can be seen images as good as any modern telescope …

The book is live!

Delighted to say that the book is now 'out there' and in the hands of those who pre-ordered it. Copies available from bookshops, online at Waterstones, and Amazon.

THE BOOK IS OUT!

At long last, Stargazing for All, is out and about and available to pre-order ahead of the 3 April publication date. Grab your copy now! It is ideal if you were given a telescope for Christmas sitting there unused, or have enjoyed the plethora of planets parading across the skies recently. What a busy weekend …

Sunny Spring Day

...and what am I up to? Something exciting arrived in the post today! Follow me to see what it is 🙂 This week I have been rereading my old OU essays and comments. Bodes well for an MA course. However, the years studying for that OU degree were not easy and I did not always …

8 February

With a gargantuan effort, I managed to get out of the door and into the gym for a very good session on the recline bike...which has a video screen. Today I chose to cycle around Portugal in the sunshine. Next week sees another scout evening, fingers crossed for a break in the clouds, a meeting …