John Barentine is an astronomer, historian, author, science communicator, and founder of Dark Sky Consulting, LLC. He earned a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin and previously held staff positions at the National Solar Observatory, Apache Point Observatory, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, and DarkSky International. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society, the International Astronomical Union and the Illuminating Engineering Society, and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He co-leads the Community Engagement section of the IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky and co-founded the Center for Space Environmentalism.

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