The author

 

1. Retired in 2000 after a career within the tourism world as a social psychologist.
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3.  After being within UK FE and academe for many years, I worked in twelve countries.  That was mainly advising on tourism development and marketing.  More academe transpired.
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5. In the early 90s, I served various short term projects totalling 14 months as a volunteer with BESO.  See Aims here. 
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7. Fascinated at school by a compass point being turned by a nearby low voltage electric wire, I went on to a more than a passing interest in broad science, technical astronomy and astrophysics. 
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9. Family life and a busy career were more important than such a time-consuming interest which took off on retirement.
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11. Moved to Ross-on-Wye in 2004.  My late wife (2017)and I were members of its U3A.
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13. Attended an Astrophysics Group in Malvern here in 2018.  
14. Moved to Charlbury in West  Oxfordshire in 2018.