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Astrofest 2008 & Sky At Night online

Published Friday, 8 February, 2008 Astrofest , Astronomy Now , BBC Sky at Night magazine , media 0 Comments

I’ve just got back from Astrofest 2008 in London. It was nice to meet up with old friends and colleagues and see the huge array of new telescopes and astronomy equipment, books etc. that are on offer this year. It was also great to see David Levy there too, one of the eminent comet discoverers of our time and a great writer as well.

If you haven’t already seen it then why not watch the most recent episode of th Sky At Night on BBC iPlayer? (it’s available there for 3 more days). It includes an interview about Mercury and NASA’s Messenger mission with Dr. Dave Rothery who you will have seen writing about Mercury in our February issue.

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Before becoming a full-time science writer in 2007, Will studied Astrophysics at University College London. He has written for the UK’s top astronomy magazines and has appeared on television and radio (including the BBC’s The Sky At Night) to promote astronomy and science. He has worked for the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope press office in Germany and is a former News Editor of Astronomy Now magazine in the UK. Today Will writes for BBC Sky At Night magazine. His first popular astronomy book is due to be published by Springer in 2009. Follow Will's Twitter feed here.

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