Max White

From: Robert McNaught via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_lists.seesatmail.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:25:43 +0000
Max White, a name familiar to many on Seesat-l, passed away two days 
ago. Below is a short note by Jules Corben. Max, Jules and I worked on 
the Hewitt Satellite cameras in both England and Australia during the 
1980s. When Max finished a stint operating the Siding Spring Hewitt 
camera, I took over from him and that's when my life in Australia began. 
I'll always remember Max as someone brimming over with enthusiasm.
Rob

/Sad to report the sudden passing of Max White sometime contributor to 
Seesat-l forum after a short illness.  Max was a lifelong 
space/astronomy enthusiast. A member of the Geoff Perry's Kettering 
Group, he was a prolific optical satellite observer before joining Aston 
University's Earth Satellite Research Unit operating the two Hewitt 
Cameras - at Siding Spring Observatory, Australia & the Royal Greenwich 
Observatory, Herstmonceux, UK. /

/He continued his interest in space whilst working in the financial 
advice industry exploring radio tracking through taking up amateur radio 
and gaining his licence as M0VNG. (Callsign was a nod to the now extinct 
Australian time-keeping shortwave service VNG.) He was a closely 
involved with RAYNET - the UK emergency amateur radio network. He will 
be sadly missed by his many friends and family and especially his loving 
partner Trudie.
/

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