An active observer and telescope maker since 1978, Ade began writing a monthly astronomy column for the Eastern Daily Press in January 1980, aged 17. He started writing telescope reviews for the British magazine Astronomy Now in 1994. For the following six years Ade worked as a freelance writer and editor for the UK astronomical press.
Ade has been a staff member and contributing editor to Sky & Telescope magazine since August 2000. Aside from maintaining ScopeTest.com and ScopeDoctor.net, Ade writes interactive JavaScript routines for Sky andTelescope.com and continues to write equipment reviews for S&T and Astronomy Now.
Ade is married with three children and lives in North Somerset, England. His hobbies include creative writing, photography, natural history, cycling, watercolour painting, carpentry, shooting and archery.
When asked where he would most like to live, Ade invariably says New Zealand's South Island.
