▁follow - up ▁book ▁entitled ▁Return ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁Side ▁of ▁Planet ▁Moore ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁▁▁ ▁M ob ber ley ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁Astronom ical ▁Association ▁( BA A ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁aged ▁ 1 1 , ▁and ▁has ▁held ▁various ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁organisation ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁his ▁presiden cy ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁also ▁gave ▁his ▁first ▁public ▁lecture , ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁im min ent ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 1 ▁Moon ▁landing ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 1 . ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁articles ▁in ▁various ▁B AA ▁publications ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁do z ens ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁association ' s ▁journal , ▁The ▁Astronom er ▁magazine , ▁Astronom y ▁Now , ▁Sky ▁& ▁T eles cope , ▁and ▁the ▁BBC ▁The ▁Sky ▁at ▁Night ▁magazine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁International ▁Astronom ical ▁Union ▁( IA U ) ▁named ▁astero id ▁ 7 2 3 9 ▁as ▁" M ob ber ley " ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁services ▁to ▁astronom y . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁B AA ' s ▁Good acre ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁M ob ber ley ▁has ▁helped ▁confirm ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁important ▁astronom ical ▁discover ies ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁including ▁the ▁out