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Will Gater is an astronomer, journalist and author based in the UK. He has written extensively for the UK’s top science magazines including Sky at Night Magazine (where he currently works as features editor), Focus and Astronomy Now. Will is also a columnist for the BBC’s Knowledge Magazine where he writes a regular astronomy column called “Above & Beyond”.

Will is the author of several popular astronomy books including The Cosmic Keyhole and The Night Sky Month by Month. He is also the co-author of Dorling Kindersley’s The Practical Astronomer. Will’s latest book Stars and Planets will be published in July 2012.

Will is a former news editor of Astronomy Now and holds a degree in astrophysics from University College London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and member of the Association of British Science Writers. He appears regularly on television and radio to talk about astronomy and science and has been giving public lectures around the UK for over ten years.