The Moray House Trust in association with the Guyana Amateur Astronomers Association is presenting Astronomy in the Caribbean, a virtual event today at 5 pm for all astronomy enthusiasts. The event will be led by four experts who have researched astronomy professionally and as a hobby.
The panel includes Trinidadian Astronomer and Science Educator Shirin Haque, PhD, who received the Laureate of Excellence for Science and Technology award at the Anthony Sabga 2020 Caribbean Awards. deputy dean at the Faculty of Science and Technology and former head of the Department of Physics at the University of the West Indies, Haque is currently program director for the Caribbean hub in radio astronomy through the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Outreach Coordinator National at the International Astronomical Union.
Amateur Astronomer and Astrophotographer David Marshall is president of the Barbados Astronomical Society. He first became passionate about astronomy after Comed Halley in 1986. He later went on to do scientific work in the form of spectroscopy and photometry and is a panel member today.