Thomas Hockey joined the faculty of the University of Northern Iowa where he has taught astronomy to ten thousand students. He is the author of numerous professional papers and books. He is most well-known for serving as Editor-in-Chief for the prizewinning Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (four volumes, editions 1 & 2, Springer) and for writing How we See the Sky: A Naked-Eye Tour of Day and Night (University of Chicago Press). Hockey also edited the journal Astronomy Education Review. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and member of the International Astronomical Union. In 2017, asteroid (25153) 1998 SY53 was named Tomhockey.

Jennifer Lynn Bartlett is an astronomer with the U.S. Naval Observatory, where she computes the positions and motions of planets and other celestial bodies while promoting traditional celestial navigation. She is also currently a member of the Organizing Committee for the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Commission A1 Astrometry. Previously, she taught introductory astronomy at Hampden-Sydney College and had a professional career as an engineer.

Daniel C. Boice is the principal astronomer at Scientific Studies & Consulting in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to this position, he performed cometary research sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation for 26 years in the Space Science and Engineering Division at Southwest Research Institute. Concurrently, he held a faculty appointment for 20 years in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses to our next generation of astronomers.