I am well known on the amateur astronomy scene and am willing to attend local clubs and other organisations to give talks on Astronomy, Spaceflight, Wildlife and Photography.

I have lectured to local business groups and social groups as well as schools and youth organisations.
I have a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and can adapt my talks to suit any audience.

How about arranging star party for your group?
We will stand out under the sky where I can point out some of our wonderful heavenly objects and show you them through a portable telescope. If its cloudy I have plenty of slides to show.

All my multimedia talks last for about an hour and I charge about £50.
(Ask me about special rates for local Astronomical Societies).

Current titles include:

Astronomy Is Looking Up: Finding your way around the sky.

Hitch-Hiking on a Ray of Light: A Whistle-Stop Tour of the Universe.

Whales, Wildlife & The Quest for the Green Flash.

Galapagos – In the Footsteps of Charles Darwin.

Piazzi Smyth and his High Altitude Tenerife Observatory.

In the Footsteps of Piazzi Smyth: Amateur Observing in Tenerife.

The Cape Crusaders (The American Space Program).

The Apollo Moon Missions.

The Great Apollo Lunar Hoax (Did they really land on the Moon?).

The History of Space Exploration Using Robots.

The History of Manned Spaceflight (The Space Race).

Duffers guide to Astrophotography: How not to do it.

Astronomical Photography.

Digitally Enhancing Astronomy Images.

Please contact me to arrange your talk, or for further information.

dave@eagleseye.co.uk

Dave Eagle.

Eagleseye Observatory is a private observatory dedicated to viewing and imaging the night sky (or even the day sky) when the British weather system allows.

The Observatory is situated in the town of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England.

Despite being situated on a housing estate and coupled with light pollution from nearby Wellingborough and Kettering, a surprising amount of astronomy and imaging is still possible from this location.

The observatory has excellent horizons towards the South and West being situated as it is on the side of a valley.

Eagleseye Observatory is dedicated to bringing the universe to the public.

Dave Eagle, the owner of the observatory, has for decades written a monthly guide to the night sky called “Eagles Eye On The Sky”.
This web-based guide is written from a British perspective, but is visited and enjoyed by observers from around the globe.

Its origin is due to the regular contribution to Bedford Astronomical Societies Newsletter, being the regular center spread article, since 1987.

Eagles Eye On The Sky.

I have been interested in astronomy since I can remember. I used to gaze up at the night sky and wonder how it all fitted together. That puzzle didn’t start to unravel properly until the age of 9 when I suddenly “discovered” The Plough for myself. Once I had a start on the sky I gradually learnt my way around the visible constellations and learning the positions of all the “Celestial Lollypops” like the Messier objects. I started observing with some old 10×50 binoculars gradually moving onto a small refractor bought by my parents for Christmas. Living in North London I first met other kindred souls at South West Herts Astronomy Society but the distance of their meetings and being too young to drive, meant I could only attend a few meetings. One look at Saturn through their large reflector had me hooked even more. I was also a member of Hampstead Scientific Society for a while and was an assistant at their observatory on the heath using a fabulous 6″ Cooke refractor. From my time here I learnt a lot from other members. As a teenager my attention was directed elsewhere but my interest in astronomy was rekindled in 1985 when, as a newly married man and with my daughter well on the way, Halley’s comet returned and I bought my first serious scope, a 3 inch refractor.
In 1987 I established the Bedford Astronomical Society which has been a successful and flourishing society ever since.

I was Editor of the Handbook of the Federation of Astronomical Societies for a few years and I was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1996. I have a degree in Biology, recently training as a science teacher, obtaining a PGCE. I am currently working as a Research Scientist for a small diagnostics company in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire and also look after their IT infrastructure.

I spend a lot of my spare time observing and imaging as well as concentrating on my other hobbies of Natural History and Photography as well as learning how to use software to process my images. I am also a member of Northampton Natural History Society.
I have now established my own permanent observatory where the convenience of opening up and almost instantly observing makes the hobby even more enjoyable. Unfortunately living where I do provides me with a constant battle against the scourge of light pollution. Two street lights that shine directly into the garden give me lots of grief.

I have written articles for many of the British astronomy publications and supplied images to illustrate astronomy articles for photographic magazines. I have also appeared regularly on local radio discussing many aspects of astronomy.

I also give talks and lectures on astronomy and spaceflight to schools, social groups, youth groups and astronomical societies or anyone else who is interested in finding out more about the night sky.

I especially enjoy trying to get others to get out and appreciate the sky and all its wonders.

Astronomy like all hobbies should be fun. So just get out and enjoy it.

Want to get in touch?

E Mail me dave@eagleseye.co.uk

Eagles Eye On The Sky.