Astronom
En astronom beskæftiger sig videnskabeligt med og er uddannet inden for astronomi. Dvs. en person, der dyrker læren om universet og himmellegemerne.
Uddannelse
Uddannelse til astronom foregår typisk på universiteter og i Danmark på Københavns Universitet og Aarhus Universitet. Uddannelsen varer 5 år. Der undervises i matematik og atomfysik og i emner som Solen, planeterne og sorte huller.[1]
Amatørastronom
En amatørastronom er en person som har astronomi, altså observation af himmellegemer, som hobby dog uden at leve af det. Mange betydningsfulde observationer er gjort af amatørastronomer, og på trods af udviklingen af nye teknologisk avancerede instrumenter er meget store dele af verdensrummet langtfra kortlagt.
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Percival Lowell observing Venus from the Lowell Observatory in 1914.jpg
Percival Lowell observing Venus in the daytime from the observer's chair of the 24-inch (61 cm) Alvan Clark & Sons refracting telescope, installed in the summer of 1896 at the Lowell Observatory, which he established in Flagstaff, Arizona (USA). Although known for observing Mars, this image has a long running attribution of "Percival Lowell observing the planet Venus in the daytime",[1] something he did from 1896 onward, observing the planet high in the daytime sky with the telescope's lens stopped down to 3 inches in diameter. This image of an older Lowell was taken in 1914.[2]
Percival Lowell observing Venus in the daytime from the observer's chair of the 24-inch (61 cm) Alvan Clark & Sons refracting telescope, installed in the summer of 1896 at the Lowell Observatory, which he established in Flagstaff, Arizona (USA). Although known for observing Mars, this image has a long running attribution of "Percival Lowell observing the planet Venus in the daytime",[1] something he did from 1896 onward, observing the planet high in the daytime sky with the telescope's lens stopped down to 3 inches in diameter. This image of an older Lowell was taken in 1914.[2]