Martin Lunn
Martin Frederick Edward Lunn MBE FRAS is a prominent British public astronomer, curator, and lecturer based in Earby, Lancashire. He uniquely earned his astrophysics degree from the Open University while working as a guard on British Rail during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Lunn famously served as the Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum from 1989 until his early retirement in 2011, a tenure during which he became a leading authority on historic York figures like 19th-century telescope maker Thomas Cooke and deaf 18th-century astronomer John Goodricke. Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1998 for his services to astronomy and education, he is also a Fellow and former council member of the Royal Astronomical Society
Forthcoming Events
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Thursday, 26th November 2026 - Swept under the Carpet the Forgotten story of Edward Crossley and Joseph Gledhill (Guest Speaker)
Previous Events
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Thursday, 7th April 2022 - Astronomy before the telescope