Duncan Lunan

Duncan Lunan, from Edinburgh, was educated at Marr College, Troon, and at Glasgow University, gaining an M.A. (Honors) in English and Philosophy, with Physics and Astronomy as supporting subjects. He holds a postgraduate Diploma in Education. He has been President of the Association in Scotland to Research into Astronautics (ASTRA) three times and has also been Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer at various times during 47 years on the society s council; he has been on the exhibitions and...See more

Duncan Lunan, from Edinburgh, was educated at Marr College, Troon, and at Glasgow University, gaining an M.A. (Honors) in English and Philosophy, with Physics and Astronomy as supporting subjects. He holds a postgraduate Diploma in Education. He has been President of the Association in Scotland to Research into Astronautics (ASTRA) three times and has also been Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer at various times during 47 years on the society s council; he has been on the exhibitions and publications committees since 1970 and was Assistant Curator of Airdrie Public Observatory in 1987-98 and again in 2003-2008. With his wife Linda, he has launched a new organization to support newcomers to astronomy, Astronomers of the Future. In 1978-79, as Manager of the Glasgow Parks Department Astronomy Project, he designed and built the first megalithic observatory in Britain for 3,000 years; in 1990-91 he was Photo-Archivist for the Press Centre during Glasgow s year as European City of Culture; in 2006-2008 he was Manager of the North Lanarkshire Astronomy Project, organizing nearly 700 events including more than 450 school visits; otherwise has been a full-time writer since 1970. See less