Dr. Omar Fikry is a specialist of physics and astronomy; with major in is solar physics. He obtained a BSc (1987) and an MSc (1992) in astronomy from the Faculty of Science, Cairo University; and a PhD in Physics (2006) from the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University. He is currently the Head of Planetarium Theater Section at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Science and the International Planetarium Union, and the vice-president of the Egyptian Society for Astronomy. Fikry has an interest in simplifying science in general, and physics and astronomy in particular.