Welcome to Exeter Observatory, run as a private observatory in Matford, Exeter, UK by astronomer John Maclean who is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
John is an experienced science communicator on astronomy and astrophysics and is a guest speaker on major cruise lines including Cunard, SAGA, Regent, Oceania. P&O, Fred Olsen, Marella and is a Viking Resident Astronomer for Viking Ocean.
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Well, I’m about to embark on my latest adventure at sea! I’ll be joining Viking Orion in Bali, Indonesia at the beginning of a 42 night cruise to South East Asia, the Far East, Hong Kong and Japan. During this wonderful cruise I will be bringing the “Wonders of the Cosmos” to the guests on board.
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Another successful Northern Lights trip to Norway completed! I’ve just returned from my latest assignment on Fred Olsen’s Balmoral where I delivered lectures and showed the guests the wonders of the Aurora. Although the weather was pretty bad, we did manage to have three nights of reasonable displays. Images will be added to the “Images” page soon.
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Well, it’s another trip to Norway next week on Fred Olsen Balmoral. I’ll be doing some Northern Lights guiding and giving lectures amongst other things.
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It’s been a while since I updated the site as I have been busy travelling the World lecturing about astronomy and astrophysics. In the latter part of 2023 and early 2024 I have visited Japan (twice), Malta, Greece and Italy as well as the USA (West coast and Alaska) and I’ve just returned from a great trip to Namibia and South Africa. The skies were amazing!
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I had a very successful trip to Norway on Saga Spirit of Adventure and now I am headed back to Norway on Cunard’s Queen Victoria! I’ll be talking about everything for Vikings to Aliens!
And it’s back to Norway this month on Saga Spirit of Adventure. This time we will be going all the way to North Cape. I’m looking forward to giving talks about the Universe to the guests and hopefully showing them the night sky, including the Summer Triangle!
After a very successful cruise as Viking Resident Astronomer on board the wonderful Viking Jupiter, I am joining the iconic Cunard flagship, Queen Mary 2 for a voyage to the Norwegian fjords on May 7th.
Pleased to report that my assignment on Queen Victoria in the South Pacific was a great success with packed lectures and wonderful evenings showing the guests the Southern Cross. My next assignment is on the “Most Luxurious Cruise Ship in the World”, Regent Seven Seas Explorer in Japan and South Korea beiginning on 14th March until 28th March. First time on this cruise line!
After successful assignments in Norway, Indonesia, Australia and South America I will be heading off to San Francisco in February to deliver lectures on the wonderful Queen Victoria as we cruise to Sydney, Australia via Hawaii and the South Pacific Islands!
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