Andy Briggs

Andy is the creator and channel manager of Space Oddities, having previously worked with the team on the internet radio channel Astro Radio.

He has been passionate about astronomy & space exploration since the age of two, when his father showed him Echo I, an early communications satellite, soaring through the night sky.

Andy writes articles for astronomy websites and magazines and has been involved with many astronomical societies in the UK. He regularly lectures on such astrophysical topics as gravitational waves and black holes.

Andy has been involved in technical IT education and software development for most of his working life and lives in Catalonia, Spain with his daughter.

Daz Salisbury

Daz was born at the start of the space age, and has been fascinated by the stars and space exploration since he was very young. His favourite period of space travel was the 1960s, when he witnessed the Apollo moon landings. The astronomy seed was planted.

Daz has come to observational astronomy and astrophotography only in the last six years. He became a Slooh ambassador while using remote controlled telescopes, and then joined Astro Radio which later became Space Oddities. Daz is passionate about bringing astronomy to everyone.

Lou Mayo

Lou Mayo is a planetary scientist with over 40 years experience supporting NASA planetary research, space missions, and space science data centers. He was a member of both Voyager and Cassini IR Instrument teams and is currently chief scientist for GAMA-1 Technologies and professor of astronomy at Marymount University.

Lou is also president of ARIES Scientific, a small not-for-profit dedicated to astronomy education and public outreach. His primary research interests have been in understanding the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, developing radiative transfer models of aerosols and molecular species in Titan's atmosphere.

Michael Bryce

Michael’s interest in Astronomy began from a very early age, and predominantly encouraged by his mother. In 1975 Michael became a Member of the Wolverhampton Astronomical Society and studied Astronomy at “O” Level through to examination by private tuition.

In 1993 Michael witnessed the launch of STS-61 as an amateur reporter for the first Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission. In 2001 Michael organised a day long astronomy conference at Wolverhampton Science Park to celebrate Wolverhampton Astronomical Society’s 50th anniversary.

Michael is a member of Carolian Astronomy Society in Kidderminster and Bromsgrove AS. Member of the British Interplanetary Society.

Michael is Editor of the Newsletter CAPCOM, and Editor of the FAS Newsletter.

Karim Jaffer

Prof. Karim Jaffer is the Astronomy Instructor & Outreach Coordinator at John Abbott College and the Public Events Coordinator for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Montreal Centre - leading youth outreach initiatives across Canada.

Karim is an Explore Alliance Ambassador and was an Outreach Educator for the 2022 Starmus Festival. Karim presents topics at Global Star Parties and to organizations throughout the world on space sciences, specialising in Two-Eyed Seeing (Astronomical observations in indigenous & ancient knowledge).

Karim was a member of the Reach Out & Touch Space Panel on AstroRadio UK and is a founding member of SpaceOddities.

Iain McIntyre

Iain is a student of astronomy. He has loved all things space since he was a child but only decided to get serious as an adult. He looked at the Andromeda Galaxy one night, which blew his mind as he contemplated the size of the object.

From there he found Space Oddities and then decided to study the Open University introductory astronomy course.

Iain is currently studying planetary science and the search for life.A keen musician, Iain hopes to learn as he helpsothers learn.

Tom McCrorie

Tom is a creative business professional and innovator, who nurtures a deep love for astronomy and astrophotography. He has developed a unique app for astrophotographers - see the "PicAstro" tab on this website.

Professionally,Tom values integrity, curiosity, and creativity, continually striving to make a positive impact on those around him.

Passionate about the cosmos, Rachael has been photographing deep sky objects since the summer of 2019. Her work appears in the Society for Popular Astronomy magazine, where she contributes articles that inspire others to explore the Universe.

As the chairman of the Doncaster Astronomical Society, Rachael leads initiatives to engage young astronomers, fostering their curiosity and enthusiasm for astronomy.

Through outreach programs, Rachael aims to ignite a love for the stars in the next generation, sharing the wonders of the night sky and encouraging a community of future scientists and explorers.

Roger Hyman

Roger first became interested in astronomy when he was at secondary school in the 1970’s. After leaving school and going into the print industry, his hobby took a back seat when he became more interested in photography until he retired five years ago.

He then decided he had more time to dedicate to astronomy and decided to combine his two interests together. It was a frustrating first few years but after joining a few astronomical societies he started to get more proficient at imaging to the point he is at now.

Roger will be familiar to Space Oddities Live viewers for his superb lunar and solar images.