NICHOLAS HOWES MA (DIST), FRAS, FAS LEADING UK ASTRONOMER
Nick Howes is an astronomer at the Kielder Observatory in the UK working as deputy director there, as well as a science writer whose work has included science writer for the European Space Agencies Science Portal and NASA. A Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, he has written for Astronomy U.S, Sky and Telescope, Popular Astronomy and many other publications and websites, including major work for the world's largest telescope project, the Square Kilometre Array. His images of comets and asteroids have graced the NASA home pages on multiple occasions. and have won awards and been featured by the like of National Geographic,The Times of London, Universe Today, Space.com, Financial Times and Discovery Channel Science as well as multiple books and peer reviewed journals. Nick has over 400 NASA ADS citations for observational work on comets and asteroids, and is in the Guinness Book of records for leading a team of UK Astronomers in creating the World's largest image composite of the Moon taken by ground based observations. A STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) ambassador in the UK, he has appeared on both BBC television and radio and he regularly features as the official astronomer for the BBC in the South West of England. He is also the tour leader for astronomy holidays in Africa and a consultant to the GEO Observatory in Andalucia, Spain. For 16 years Nick was the head of product planning and testing for Yamaha's Research and Development team, after completing his own Masters Degree, he also spent time lecturing on the Masters Degree programme at the University of Westminster.
TOPICS
Comets and Asteroids - The greatest threat from space
The Northern Lights, a complete guide to spaceweather
How to take beautiful pictures of the night sky - Astronomical photography for beginners
Three sides to the Sun - A guide to our nearest star
Total eclipses, the history, and majesty of nature's most amazing spectacle
The greatest scopes on Earth - A guide to telescopes (ones the cruise is near/will visit being priority)