The moment Nezar Hezam Sallam saw his first shooting star at the age of seven, he was instantly hooked on astronomy.
Now almost three decades later, the 34-year-old computer engineer is a walking expert on the universe, owns more than 70 telescopes and stargazes from the comfort of his own self-made mobile observatory.
“Astronomy is my life!” said Nezar, who works for the Abu Dhabi Police. “I’ll never forget, I was lying on my back looking up at the sky and I saw this shooting star and I ran to my mom to ask her so many questions.
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