Observing the Brightest Objects in the Universe at Mexborogh & Swinton Astronomical Society , rotherham

Dr. Victoria (Vicky) Fawcettexplores the nature and evolution of quasars, which are extremely luminous galaxies powered by supermassive black holes.Dr. Fawcett is an observational astronomer and a 2025 Caroline Herschel Prize winner who has recently transitioned to a fellowship at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Germany Dr Vicky Fawcett is an Astronomer at Newcastle University, where she researches quasars: extremely bright galaxies powered by supermassive black holes. She is part of two major spectroscopic surveys: the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and the Multi-Object Optical and Near-IR Spectrograph (MOONS). She is also very involved in scientific outreach and has recently accepted a fellowship position at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Germany.