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1 While the number of professional astronomers worldwide is not much larger than the population of a small ________, there is a huge community of amateur astronomers.

2 Most universities also have outreach programs including public telescope time and sometime ________ as a public service and to encourage interest in the field.

3 Contrary to the classical image of an old astronomer peering through a telescope through the dark hours of the night, it is very rare for a modern professional astronomer to use an eyepiece on a larger ________.

4 Historically, ________ was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using physical laws.

5 Professional astronomers are highly educated individuals who typically have a ________ in physics or astronomy and are employed by research institutions or universities.

6 This number includes scientists from other fields such as physics, geology, and ________, whose research interests are closely related to astronomy.

7 [6] The work contains tables for the movements of the sun, the ________ and the five planets known at the time.

8 Most cities have ________ clubs that meet on a regular basis and often host star parties in their communities.

9 [4] Like any ________, most people who think of themselves as amateur astronomers may devote a few hours a month to stargazing and reading the latest developments in research.

10 [2] The ________ comprises almost 9,259 members from 89 different countries who are involved in astronomical research at the PhD level and beyond.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • although color-blind, Nicholas U. Mayall was better able to detect faint galaxies than most other astronomers?
  • the medieval Horne Church (pictured) in Denmark has box seating for the nobility that was used by the family of astronomer Tycho Brahe?
  • the sundial in the Wilanów Palace (pictured) in Warsaw, designed by astronomer Johannes Hevelius, has the figure of Chronos?
  • a Bok globule is a dark cloud of dense dust and gas, first observed by astronomer Bart Bok in the 1940s, in which star formation is taking place within the H II region?
  • Hyron Spinrad discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of Mars, and was the first astronomer to identify a galaxy with a redshift greater than one?
  • astronomer Rolf Brahde provided commentary for the 1969 moon landing on Norwegian television?
  • Puerto Rican astronomer Victor Manuel Blanco has the distinction of having an open cluster and a 4 m (13 ft) telescope in Chile (pictured) named after him?
  • Charles Thomas Bolton was the first astronomer to prove the existence of a black hole?
  • American Australian astronomer Penny Sackett has been appointed as the next Chief Scientist of Australia and will commence her duties in November 2008?
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