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I am a beginner, What is the best combination of 2 astronomy binoculars that can help to enjoy the view most? Please advise?

A hand-held pair such as 10×50, and a tripod-mounted pair such as 15×70 or 20×80. Get the smaller pair first and get some experience learning the sky before investing in a larger pair.

Personally, when doing binocular observing (under light-polluted skies) I will use a pair of 15×70 hand-held (not everyone can adaquately hand-hold binoculars of this size and magnification) along with a tripod-mounted pair of 25×100 binos. But you need a beefy mount/tripod for such a pair, which is an additional expense.

Planispheres & Binoculars
This videos topic: Some advice for beginning your hobby in amateur astronomy and how to use a planisphere.

Always remember that the most important tools are your eyes. Go out under the stars and look up!

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Ancient Sumerian Astronomy

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Judging by the names, my guess would be:

Astrophysics: Study of the physics and structure of the sky and what it contains (planets, etc).

Astronomy: General study of the sky, planets, etc and general behaviour of it without going too deeply into the physical make-up of it.

astronomy:The scientific study of the universe and the objects in it, including stars, planets, nebulae, and galaxies. Astronomy deals with the position, size, motion, composition, energy, and evolution of celestial objects. Astronomers analyze not only visible light but also radio waves, x-rays, and other ranges of radiation that come from sources outside the Earth’s atmosphere

astrophyscis:
The branch of astronomy that deals with the physical and chemical processes that occur in stars, galaxies, and interstellar space. Astrophysics deals with the structure and evolution of stars, the properties of interstellar space and its interactions with systems of stars, and with the structure and dynamics of clusters of stars such as galaxies.

What practical value did astronomy offer to ancient civilizations?

It allowed them to predict eclipses with great accuracy.

It helped them understand our cosmic origins.

It helped them find uses for ancient structures like Stonehenge.

It helped them keep track of time and seasons, and it was used by some cultures for navigation.

Much more important, it predicted growing seasons.

DVD: http://hilaroad.com/video/ This short astronomy video introduces the constellation Orion and M42, the Orion Nebula. Interesting stars in and around the constellation … all » include Betelgeuse, Rigel and Sirius. Light year as a unit of distance is mentioned. Intended to support astronomy curriculum, grades 4 to 9. http://hilaroad.com/video/ Visit http://hilaroad.com/camp/projects.html for related projects including a starfinder.

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I really want to change my major to astronomy, but the only thing that is stopping me is the math. Im not good at math and i dont enjoy it. However i was wondering if there was anything else i could do in astronomy? Maybe an assistant to a astronomer? Does anyone know?

You’d need a PhD in astronomy to get a job as an astronomer, and if you wanted to go to grad school in astronomy, you should be majoring in physics. With a bachelors in astronomy, you could teach high school, maybe get a job at a museum, or maybe get a job as a research assistant. I know a few people who have jobs as research assistants, but they’re hard to find because it’s cheaper to hire a grad student to do the same work. Your best bet would be to get a job with NASA, a large lab, or an observatory. These jobs are few and far between, so you’d have to be wiling to move.

Astronomy is a subfield of physics, so yes, it’s going to require a lot of math – at least calculus I and II, probably linear algebra and differential equations.

I’m working on a new website about astronomy and astronomy related products, and would really like to know what would make astronomy hobbyists want to go to the site. Any thoughts and suggestions are very welcome. Thanks

Develop and market a good cloud filter. THAT would get all of us to go to that site!

You asked!

I like to know what will be out in the sky when I go so I like notice of events like passes of the ISS or iridium flares and stuff like that. I like to know if there are any comets visible –you know, the out of the ordinary stuff. On one group we were just told how some satelites were passing between uranus and us and how cool they looked going across the surface of uranus.

Well in Advance notice though, because I like to go and get set up before dark and I dont get internet out in the field.

I just love the close-ups of Buck’s hands during the guitar solo! Enjoy!

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Song: Metallica – Astronomy (Original by Blue Öyster Cult)
Album: Garage Inc (1998)

A great song proformed by Metallica. Never been played live before, but should be.

As Requested, here are the Lyrics…

Clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst
Out at you from their hiding place
Like acid and oil on a madman’s face
His reason tends to fly away
Like lesser birds on the four winds
Like silver scrapes in May
And now the sand’s become a crust
Most of you have gone away

Come Susie dear, let’s take a walk
Just out there upon the beach
I know you’ll soon be married
And you’ll want to know where winds come from
Well it’s never said at all
On the map that Carrie reads
Behind the clock back there you know
At the Four Winds Bar

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Four winds at the Four Winds Bar
Two doors locked and windows barred
One door to let to take you in
The other one just mirrors it

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Hellish glare and inference
The other one’s a duplicate
The Queenly flux, eternal light
Or the light that never warms
Yes the light that never, never warms
Or the light that never
Never warms
Never warms
Never warms

The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst
Out at you from their hiding place
Miss Carrie nurse and Susie dear
Would find themselves at Four Winds Bar

It’s the nexus of the crisis
And the origin of storms
Just the place to hopelessly
Encounter time and then came me

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Call me Desdinova
Eternal light
These gravely digs of mine
Will surely prove a sight
And don’t forget my dog
Fixed and consequent

Astronomy…a star

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