NASTRO Committee (2021-22)
The following members were elected to serve on the committee at the AGM.
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Chair
Neil Martin My Interest in astronomy began while at school, after joining the Astronomy Society. A group of us met and shared a friend’s 12” equatorial scope. Without GoTo or even drives, we spent many hours scanning the sky trying to find some Messier object or other. Through most of the intervening years, I was limited to naked eye and binocular observing, always promising that come retirement, I would buy my own scope. As it turned out, I actually bought my first scope 5 years before I retired and am currently using my third. My main interest is astrophotography, going right back to the school days, taking star trails and meteor shots on B&W 35mm film. Thankfully things have moved in every dimension since then. I joined NASTRO in 2017 after moving up to the North East from the Midlands and was elected to the role of Chair in 2021. |
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Secretary
Gordon Jeffrey |
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Members Representative
Shaun Malone I’ve been interested in astronomy for many years but up until recently have never been able to afford a telescope. I have been a member of NASTRO since 2010 and have learned a great deal from the more experience members of the club. My main interest is astrophotography and I have recently built an observatory in my garden where my 11’’ Celestron lives.
I try and attend most of NASTRO’s public events where I enjoy showing people the views of the night sky through my telescope. |
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Treasurer
Mark Underwood |
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Vice Chair
Dr Adrian Jannetta FRAS Hello! I've been a member of NASTRO since it started in 2000. I was the Training Officer for most of that period and Chair of the club in 2011/12. I've regularly given lectures and run astronomy courses for beginners at the club and for public outreach events around the northeast. I've been interested in astronomy since I was very young and I'm still as excited about it now as I was then!
I have several telescopes: the biggest is a 16 inch Dobsonian (for visual observations) and I've got a lovely Meade LX10 (8 inch SCT) for visual and imaging purposes.
You can follow me on Twitter: @AdrianJannetta and catch my latest astrophotography updates on AstroBin.
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