Jump To Section What Is an Astronomer? What Does an Astronomer Do? What Skill Set Do You Need to Become an Astronomer? How to Become an Astronomer Learn More What Is an Astronomer? Astronomers use physics, math, and instrumentation to study the universe to help humankind better understand eve...
Is it too late to become an astronomer? However,it is never too late, nor are you ever too old, to become an astronomer, a career made up of stars, planets and black holes. Astronomers have one of the most rewarding and compelling occupations in the universe (or multiverse?). ... Fi...
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Around 1920, a Dutch astronomer named Jacobus Kapteyn measured the apparent distances to nearby and remote stars using the technique of parallax. Because parallax involved measuring the motions of stars, he compared the motions of distant stars with nearby ones. He concluded that the Milky Way was...
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In the 1670s, Danish astronomer Ole Rømer tried to create a reliable timetable for sailors at sea, andaccording to NASA, accidentally came up with a new best estimate for the speed of light. To create an astronomical clock, he recorded the precise timing of the eclipses ofJupiter's moo...
When digital imaging came on the scene and started to become popular, the apochromatic refractor (and the SCT) was already well established as a visual instrument and a tool that was now also well suited for "digital", deep sky imaging. ...
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The speed oflightwas discovered by an amateur in 1676. Its discovery was a huge breakthrough for astronomy, as it allowed us to observe the movements of stars. During that year, the Danish astronomer Ole Roemer had a simulated eclipse of the planet Jupiter by observing the lunar moon Io. ...