About the Author
Mark Thompson is one of the presenters on the BBC One award-nominated show Stargazing LIVE and the resident astronomer on ITV’s The Alan Titchmarsh Show. When not gracing our television screens he is most likely to be writing about the sky, looking at it or flying through it (as a qualified pilot, not a human cannonball). He writes for a number of websites including Discovery News’ Space pages and the Space Exploration Network along with a variety of other publications. He is also a regular on Radio 5 Live.
Born in Norfolk, Mark has had a fascination with all things in the sky ever since he was a small boy and has served as a member of the Council of the Royal Astronomical Society.