Many of today's amateur stargazers learned their way around the night sky with the observing guides of Ian Ridpath. A particular interest of Ian's is the Greek and Roman myths of the constellations, which he wrote about in his book Star Tales. His website of the same name is now a major online resource.Ian is editor of the authoritative Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy, author of the Collins and Princeton Stars & Planets Guide (UK and US), and lectures on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society.Ian is a winner of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Klumpke-Roberts Award for “outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy”.He is also a noted UFO skeptic and is well-known for his investigation and explanation of Britain's leading UFO case, the Rendlesham Forest Incident.A list of popular-level lectures can be found herehttp://www.ianridpath.com/cv/lectures.htmlEntry in Wikipedia >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_RidpathEntry in Who’s Who.