Martin Lunn will be speaking to the society on the 19th January about ‘The Star Of Bethlehem – An Astronomer’s Viewpoint’

Martin studied for his degree in astrophysics whilst working as a guard on British Rail in the 1970s. From 1989 until 2011 he was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and currently sits on the council. He presents lectures on cruise ships all over the world, and to various clubs and societies at home. He has his own weekly Astronomy Show on a community radio station called Drystone Radio, which can be heard on line. He
also writes a monthly ‘What’s in the night sky?’ feature for the Craven Herald newspaper which covers the Yorkshire Dales.

In 2020 he was a guest on an episode of the BBC’s Antiques Road Trip, talking about Thomas Cooke,
Instrument Maker of York.

His talk on the Star of Bethlehem tries to sort out the reality from myth, legend and fact from fiction… according to an astronomer!