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Jamie Carter

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Cardiff, UK

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Jamie Carter is a freelance science and travel writer with 25 years of experience writing about the night sky, eclipses and astronomy. He has written for over 50 publications, including Forbes, SPACE.com, Live Science and BBC Sky at Night magazine. He is editor of WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com and author of A Stargazing Program for Beginners.

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