Terence Dickinson, one of Canada's best-loved amateur-astronomy writers, gained renown for unraveling the mysteries of the cosmos His down-to-earth style made him the award-winning best-selling author of 14 astronomy books, including NightWatch, The Backyard Astronomer's Guide, The Universe and Beyond and Hubble's Universe The cofounder and former editor of SkyNews, Canada's national astronomy magazine, Dickinson was a recipient of the Order of Canada and two honorary doctorates

Alan Dyer is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost astrophotographers His images have appeared in Spaceweather com, Astronomy Picture of the Day, Universe Today, National Geographic, TIME, NBCNews and CBSNews He is a regular contributor to Sky and Telescope and SkyNews magazines