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Philip Allan Charles is an Emeritus Professor of Astronomy in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Southampton, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford. Prior, he was Head of the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Southampton and held a Visiting Professor appointment at the University of Cape Town (UCT). He was Director of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) from 2004-2011. Previously he was Head of the Astronomy Group at the Isaac Newton Group (ING), La Palma (1987-1992), and Head of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford (1994-1999).
