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Phil Plait - Astronomer
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Phil Plait

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Phil Plait is an American astronomer and science writer who founded Bad Astronomy in 1998 and hosted the 2015-2016 Crash Course Astronomy series.

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Phil Plait ranks #417 of 441 in the Astronomer ranking, behind Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, ahead of John Russell Hind.

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Phil Plait scores 6.20/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Astronomer category.
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