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Fond farewell
It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of Eddie Carpenter. Introduced to astronomy by his father in Cornwall, Eddie was a staple member of the Bristol Astronomical Society since the 1980s. In that time he served on the committee. Among other roles he was vice-chairman and organised member talk nights. Most recently he was given lifetime membership of the society.
Eddie trained and worked as a teacher. He used those skills for the society too, educating us on the best astronomy books to read, astronomical anniversaries and, most recently, Cornish astronomers. Eddie discovered an asterism, which was published in in 2014. The asterism is called Eddie’s Roller Coaster and is located in Cassiopeia.
