Author: Abdul Ahad
Born: 15th December 1968
Bio: Abdul Ahad (b. 1968) is an astronomer/sci-fi writer. Author of the First Ark to Alpha Centauri series of novels, plus published short stories. Amongst his many celestial finds, Ahad is noted for identifying the semi-regular supergiant star 119 Tauri (CE Tauri) to be the second reddest naked-eye star in the whole night sky. He coined it the "Ruby Star".