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Duncan Lunan
Lunan in 2012
Lunan in 2012
BornOctober 1945 (age 78–79)
OccupationScience and science fiction writer, astronomer, journalist
NationalityBritish/Scottish
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow

Duncan Alasdair Lunan, born October 1945, is a Scottish author with emphasis on astronomy, spaceflight and science fiction,[1][2] undertaking a wide range of writing and speaking on those and other topics as a researcher, tutor, critic, editor, lecturer and broadcaster.[1] He is known for his science writings[3] as well as for his work on the Sighthill stone circle.[1][4][5][6]

His 1970s report of a possible space probe orbiting around the Moon sent by the inhabitants of a planet orbiting Epsilon Boötis[7] brought him to international notice.[8]

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  2. ^ "ASTRA website". ASTRA. 31 July 1999. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  3. ^ http://www.jeffhawkeclub.com/cv_pubwork.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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  6. ^ Lynsay Keough (29 June 2010). "Sighthill Solstice". Glasgow Local News. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Spaceprobe from Epsilon Bootes" by Duncan Lunan, in "Spaceflight" (British Interplanetary Society), 1973
  8. ^ "Message from a Star". Time. 9 April 1973. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

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