Heather Couper

thumb|Heather Couper in 2018 Heather Anita Couper CBE (2 June 1949 – 19 February 2020) was a British astronomer who popularised astronomy in the 1980s and 1990s on British television. She was a former president of the British Astronomical Association (1984–86). Quotes 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", 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 External links Category:1949 births Category:2020 deaths Category:Women academics from England Category:Astronomers from England Category:Journalists from England Category:Science authors Category:Non-fiction authors from England Category:Women authors from England Category:Broadcasters Category:University of Oxford alumni Category:Women scientists from England Category:Women born in the 1940s Category:Women journalists from England Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire