Introduction Education Cross-over fields Salaries Different fields of Astronomy

Requirements Specific Curriculum Specific Job Duties

Cross-Over Fields Aerospace Engineering Geology Education Science museums National observatories Sub-contracting

In the U.S. there are only several thousand astronomers. The field of astronomy is highly competitive and the better or higher education one gets the higher the salary one makes.

Cosmology The study of the Universe as a whole

Involves the study of extra solar planets and planetary systems Its primary focus is on the Solar System Explores the formation, evolution, composition, motion and interaction of all the celestial objects that orbit the Sun, from cosmic dust to gas giants.

The Formation of the Our Galaxy Our Galaxy and its Numbers Began in 5th century BC: Anaxagoras and Democritus propose the Milky Way is a group of very distant stars 1917 and 1920's: Heber Curtis and Edwin Hubble with the Andromeda Galax y

The Study of the Structure and Evolution of the Universe on the Largest Scales Formation and Dynamics of Galaxies Intergalactic Medium Dark Matter Super Clusters and Clusters Hubble's Tuning Fork (elliptical, spiral, and irregular galaxies)

The study of our SUN

Radio Astronomy The Study of the Invisible Universe Radio astronomy is the study of celestial objects that emit radio waves.

Astronomy is Awesome! IMAGE CREDITS & BIBLIOGRAPHY The Essential Cosmic Perspective, Fifth Edition by Jeffrey Bennett, Megan Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, and Mark Voit