Heather Couper Quotes

Heather Anita Couper, CBE, FInstP, FRAS is a British astronomer, broadcaster and science populariser. After studying astrophysics at the University of Leicester and researching clusters of galaxies at Oxford University, Couper was appointed Senior Planetarium lecturer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. She subsequently hosted two major series on Channel 4 television – The Planets and The Stars – as well as making many TV guest appearances. On radio, Couper has presented the award-winning programme Britain’s Space Race as well as the 30-part series Cosmic Quest for BBC Radio 4. Couper served as President of the British Astronomical Association from 1984 to 1986, and is Astronomy Professor in perpetuity at Gresham College, London. She served on the Millennium Commission, for which she was appointed a CBE in 2007. Asteroid 3922 Heather is named in her honour. Wikipedia  

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“There is plenty of work ahead for the next generation of astronomers.”

in "Who Discovered the Galaxy - Presidential Address – 1985", Heather Couper, British Astron. Assoc. Journal V. 96, No. 5 (1986), p. 293, Bibliographic Code: 1986JBAA...96..284C
Context: "Have we discovered our Galaxy yet?" And I think the answer to this question is "No, not quite". There is plenty of work ahead for the next generation of astronomers.

“But there are still many unanswered questions. The halo that surrounds our Galaxy is one mystery region… The centre of the Galaxy hides even more secrets.”

in "Who Discovered the Galaxy - Presidential Address – 1985" http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1986JBAA...96..284C, Heather Couper, British Astron. Assoc. Journal V. 96, No. 5 (1986), p. 293, Bibliographic Code: 1986JBAA...96..284C

“Have we discovered our Galaxy yet?”

And I think the answer to this question is "No, not quite". There is plenty of work ahead for the next generation of astronomers.
in "Who Discovered the Galaxy - Presidential Address – 1985", Heather Couper, British Astron. Assoc. Journal V. 96, No. 5 (1986), p. 293, Bibliographic Code: 1986JBAA...96..284C

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