Paula Scott

Hi there.

Many of you will know me as either ‘the wife’ or ‘wifey’ but I’m happy for you to call me Paula.

When this Facebook group was first discussed at home, it was a weekend when a certain husband of mine was extremely bored and generally being rather annoying. My comment was,,,

Andrew Knight

I am an aircraft engineer by trade and I have always been interested in the cosmos, ever since I was a little kid.

I had books growing up and knew about the planets, the stars and some nebulae, the Horsehead nebula I remember being in one of those books.

About 8 years ago I took the big step and bought a Skywatcher 150P telescope,,,

Jon Sales

I became interested in Astronomy at 6 years old when my Dad showed me the moon through his table top telescope.

Since that time my interest developed as I read every book I could find in the local library.

I got my own first telescope when I lived in a small village in Kent and could enjoy the pitch-dark skies,,,

Vicki Pink

My name is Vicki Pink (yep, that’s my real name!) and I’ve recently turned 40.

I live in Hampshire, just outside Southampton, on the edge of the new forest. It’s a lovely place to live with the beaches and countryside on the door step and some amazing skies.

I’m a single mum of two children, one aged 16 and one 9, I feel like a proper,,,

Steve Komarek

As a child from a lower-class family I soon developed a craving for how things worked and would regularly take my toys and anything I could get my hands on apart to see how it worked.

I must admit I haven’t changed and still do this currently to great satisfaction and success, sometimes;

The thing I struggle with is,,,

Mike Green

Hi I’m Mike and I have been married for 38 years to Gill. I have my own tipper truck carrying quarry materials mostly in Devon and Somerset.

I remember as a young child laying on a deck chair in my nan’s garden at night looking at the stars and the Moon.

I used to use her Binoculars, I had no idea what I was looking,,,

Stephen Olley

I am from Ipswich in Suffolk, married to Tracy, with grown-up daughter Grace and son George, not forgetting our lurcher Wilf who occasionally makes a guest appearance on Cloud Magnets.

I am an IT Project Manager, specialising in card payment solutions and payment security.

I grew up in Ipswich, but,,,

Nicci Barrett

I am from Suffolk although spent my teenage years in Southampton before coming back to Suffolk in 1992.

I’m married and a mum of 2 to Evie and Charlie.

I’ve Just finished a Career with AXA for 30 years, most recently in a role as a software tester for which I will continue a career in after a short break. I’m fairly active and,,,