Hello, My main interest is observing and timing occultations which stated when I was a member of the JAS (SPA).   I joined the BAA and the Lunar Section in 1973 on board the Monte Umbe Eclipse Cruise.  In 1978 I planned to film the Lunar graze of Aldebaran on 8mm cine from Scotland which was successful. My co-observer was Dave Gavine and I can still hear our shouts of excitement.  Then in 1980 I started visual monitor of asteroidal occultations of stars using BAA predictions. This was followed in 1989 by successful recording of the TITAN/ 28 Sgr central flash which was unexpected and widely observed.  My first successful video recording of an asteroid occultation was (130)Elektra (10.7 seconds) in 2010. Since then I have observed many more.. and on 2018-Apr-21 i observed Elektra occult an m11 star in Ophiuchus (16.4 sec ).

I help coordinate occultation observing through the Asteroid and Remote Planets Section, and Lunar Section. My Local AS is in Maidenhead where I arrange the speaker program.

Local society membership: Maidenhead, Reading