Astronomy By: Emily and Roxy

What does an astronomer do? Typical days don’t include looking through a telescope Attend meetings, work at desks, work on computers Study objects by observing light they give off or reflect and their movements Astronomers are scientists that study planets, stars and galaxies

Schooling About ten years of college You should take math, science, and computing in high school to be an astronomer For college the bachelor of science in astronomy is the best degree

Astronomer’s pay Assistant professor in astronomy can make $45,000 to $50,000 for nine months $100,000 a year with several years of experience

Interesting facts about astronomy Many meteors you flying through the sky are about the size of a grain of rice. The biggest known star is about 2,000 times the radius of the sun and about 30 times larger.

Galileo Galilei Born February 15, 1564 Born in Pisa, Italy Died January 8, 1642. Discovered Jupiter’s four moons Made a more improved telescope

Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomer What they do It is physical science. http://www.noao.edu/education/astfaq.html Pay What you should know to be an astronomer School More about what they do http://bellaonline.com/articles/art42856.asp Meteor information in interesting facts Star information in interesting facts.

Bibliography continued http://en.wikipedia.org/Galileo_Galilei Galileo’s birth and death Discoveries/inventions His birth place http://www.careers.govt.nz/default.aspx?id0=60103&id1=J8011http://www.careers.govt.nz/default.aspx?id0=60103&id1=J80115 $100,000 a year info http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=24 Info on bachelor of science in astronomy degree