Ian Ridpath is an award-winning writer and outreach speaker on astronomy and space with more than 40 books to his name. He has been a top-rated member of the Insights team of speakers on Cunard ships since 2008, and has been accompanying voyages to see the northern lights in Norway since 2010. His highly illustrated and fast-moving talks include the mythology of the constellations, the exploration of the Moon, and the northern lights. He can also offer guided stargazing sessions, weather permitting.
Ian’s books include the Collins Guide to Stars and Planets, a standard observing guide for amateur astronomers, and Star Tales, about the mythology and history of the constellations. He is also editor of the authoritative Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy and of Norton’s Star Atlas, the most famous star atlas in the world. Ian is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a member of the International Astronomical Union.
