Peter had started the Astronomy Roadshow in 1994 and the admin side of it was getting out of hand as he was on the road such a lot, so in 1999 he employed her as his secretary 2 days per week to keep the bookings under control and deal with paper work.now full time. They both still attend the Astronomy Club regular. A year later got engaged at the 1999 Total Eclipse in Cornwall and in August 2000 they were married. Two months after joining, she went on a club outing to Portsmouth where Patrick Moore and other Astronomer’s were lecturing, She was then asked out by Peter. They had a great afternoon meeting club members, looking at all the displays, and best of all going in the Astronomy Roadshow Planetarium.Īfter that day, she decided to go along to the Astronomy Club who met every other Friday and soon became a member. One day her mum brought home a leaflet and advertised an Astronomy Club that were holding a Public Event Day with a Mobile Planetarium. The way that Carl Sagan explained everything so well on the video that it could be easily understood / she was hooked!Īfter more than 3 years of studying the subject from books, videos, finding her around the night sky with binoculars was quite solitary. The main attraction began by watching the Cosmos series by Carl Sagan. She was so inspired by how vast the universe was.
a full list on the Public Lectures page.Īmanda was a late starter to Astronomy compared to Peter and didn’t get interested until the age of 22. She purchasedĪ second hand book on the subject and enjoyed it. Today, around 230 planetarium bookings are made each year, plus a handful of public talks on Searching for Aliens, Satellite Spotting, Solar Power. Otherwise you may face a lifetime of thinking 'What if.?' Taking a gamble can provide something extra that you couldn't even dream of beforehand. It may not still work out but at least you know the answer. This paid for some of the equipment and the rest from savings and a loan against his home.Īdvice for everyone Do at least consider and investigate every opportunity that comes your way whether it be a hobby, job, course, investment or relationship. Upon returning to England, he discovered a friend, Pete Golding, had ordered such a Planetarium by coincidence. At work, talk was rife regarding voluntary redundancies.
Upon reaching friends in Sanders, Arizona, they suggested that he could become a specialist educator in Schools. He would need some dedicated equipment & props etc, advertise to thousands of schools and hopefully obtain some bookings. He previously remembered seeing adverts in a magazine called Sky & Telescope of a portable planetarium. 1992 Peter, feeling a little low, decided to take 3 months off work to do some travelling across the USA.
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