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Are you knowledgeable about Astronomy? Are you actively participating in the project and want your name to be featured on this list? contact mooeypoo through the contact page or directly through twitter with your twitter account, a short description of your Astronomy credentials (knowledgeable 'amateurs' are welcome!), your desired avatar and a one-or-two line bio.

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Rembmer: You can always participate! Ask and answer the questions and join the debate on twitter, and check out our FAQ compilation page for a summary of the common questions and answers.

noisyastronomer@noisyastronomer
Nicole Gugliucci is a graduate student in astronomy, with a focus on radio instrumentation.  That is, she likes to get her hands dirty building new radio telescopes to push the boundries of science!  In addition to science and science outreach, she enjoys bellydancing and being a geek.
http://astronoise.wordpress.com/

@caitpenn@caitpenn
Caitlin has been an amateur astronomer for nearly 10 years now and has a B.A. in physics. She was the docent at the Carthage College Planetarium and a physics and astronomy department fellow and tutor for several years. She has experience in large telescope operation and astrophotography. Caitlin believes in making science more accessible and exciting for everyone. Incidentally, she is also a bellydancer.
http://caitpenn.wordpress.com/

@privong@privong
George Privon is an astronomy graduate student at the University of Virginia. His research areas include active galactic nuclei and interacting galaxies. When not doing astronomy, he can be found in the mountains; climbing, skiing, and hiking.

Robert Simpson@orbitingfrog
Robert Simpson is a PhD student studying star formation at Cardiff University in the UK. He gives regular talks with schools and develops online astronomy tools for outreach and research.
http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/

@philipstobbart@philipstobbart
Astrophysics doctoral student in auroral physics at University College London, amateur astronomer and astro blogger.
http://kendalastronomer.wordpress.com

mooeypoo@mooeypoo
Physics college student, amateur astronomer and SmartAxe staff.
http://www.smartaxe.com/
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noisyastronomer@Klaynos
Physics PhD and active contributor and moderator at scienceforums.net.
http://www.scienceforums.net/

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