[BAA Comets] Robert McNaught @ SPA -- A life of comets

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He was. he tried to do a degree in astronomy but did not make it. I think he got a degree in Psychology.


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From: CallumPotter
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I understand he is a speaker at Astrofest this year - Saturday afternoon.

I think he was at St. Andrews University when I was there - but just
overlapped a year (my first).

Cheers, Callum



On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 9:44 AM, amar sharma <amar10sharmaa at yahoo.co.in>wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Found this interesting link on Facebook. The video link description quotes:
>
> Prolific comet discoverer Robert McNaught describes the comets he has
> known, observed and indeed discovered from his early days as a schoolboy
> when he reported his first observation to the Junior Astronomical Society.
> He spoke at a meeting of the society, now the Society for Popular
> Astronomy, on 26 October 2013, at the University of London. (75 minutes)
>
> http://vimeo.com/77955589
>
> Heard through Mr Denis B. that McNaught is a Scottish moved to Australia.
> Thank you. Regards, Amar.
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