At the top of this page you will see a link entitled "Photos"

Thats where i have ordered 6 20x30" posters from.

Am looking forward to receiving them.


-Josh

To think I've been a moderator for months!

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hey josh what do you need to know or be good at to be an astronomer.and your right those posters are cool. h34r: i'm new well i've been here for 2 monyhs and i too would like to thank fraser for his toil

There is a difference between an astronomer and an astrophysicist.

To be an astronomer you need a telescope and enthusiasm...lol.

For the latter, background in mathematics and physics is required followed by many years of studying....argh!

Of course, to be a professional at either of them, some form of university degree is recommended.


-Josh

Josh- I'm interested in becoming an astrphysicist... I still have all that studying ahead of me since I'm only in eleventh grade. My counselor recommended that to me in the NASA Space Camp program a while ago when I told her I wanted to be an astronomer and described it to me. So now I'm taking all the advanced math classes I can, two this year (whoopie!) and IB Physics (it's a two year course!) fun stuff B)-- I also want toget my doctrine in Physics I have a lot of studying ahead of me... h34r:

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Indeed, there is lots of study ahead, but its going to be so much fun.

I'm only in my second year of university so i havent begun to scrape the surface yet.

You are on the right track doing physics and maths, they will give you good grounding for the heavy stuff (Quantum Theory, General Relativity etc etc).



-Josh

what is an astrphysicist.be fairly brief i'll be on for 20 minutes

deltaangel,
If you are in the 11th grade and now taking advanced math, you have a pretty decent start toward your goal. Stay with the math and go as far as you can with it.
It may seem unexciting and unrelated to other courses, but you will find it to be the single most important subject to persue in your field of endeaver.
Who knows, you could become an early 21st century version of Steven Hawkings,
but hopefully minus the Lew Gericts syndrome.

hubble, an astrophysicist is a physicist, who studies celestial objects and works out how physics affects them, and tries to uncover more about the object using physics.

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Love being a new addition to the wide open! Enjoy all I see and read! I appreciate great models and positive outlooks! Thanks for having this option for new explorations! The time and effort that is needed to make this a success is very much admired! Truly Awesome! B) - Victoria

Welcome!

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Hi all, I'm Jeff from Adelaide, South Australia. Am a 50 something year old retired telecommunications engineer with a long interest in all things "space". Since retiring have had time to build an 8" f6 Newtonian and am now busy trying to learn how to use it. Very much an amateur but persistence and study will change that!
Fraser, I have been an avid daily reader of Universe Today for about a year now and I think it's absolutely fantastic. It's a great gift to all who have an interest in offworld things. I also follow some of the discussion topics with interest - the forums are a terrific way of learning and sharing knowledge and ideas. You and your moderators run it all so well that it's always a pleasure to read. Thanks heaps.
To all the other readers out there - may I wish you all good seeing and clear skies.

Hi

My name is Cheri and I have been enamored of space science since I was a little girl. I watched every launch from the first mercurys when I was 4 to some of the latest space shuttle launches. I used to live in southern california and have been to the landings at Edwards four times. I have a love for archaeology, as well.
I love this site and the daily e-mails are wonderful. I hope to learn more from it and everyone.

Welcome Agro and Cheri13. Please stick around!

Kashi

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Hello fellow space-heads, my name is Pete. I'm contemplating the Universe from Long Island, N.Y.! I stumbled upon this site and became instantly hooked. My backround in astronomy is based on facination from a very early age ( I am currently 34 ). Though I'm no pro I belive that I have a grasp on the vastness of interplanetary, interstellar,and intergallactic space. I subscribe to Astronomy mag. I hope I could "hang" with all involved from all different levels of backround, and chime in on future subjects (don't want to be a "speck" for long!!! ). I am also interested in music ( RUSH is the best rock band in the galaxy ! ), wild birds, and pro sports. Thank you Fraser for making available a truly wonderful site

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Welcome Cygnus X-1, Cheri13, Agro, Victoria, hubble, and all the rest of you new folks.
Hope you enjoy the forums, and the ironic since of humor we have here.

I'm sure we will learn as much from you as you will from us, as we all are learning from each other. Hope to see lots of posting from you folks, and again, glad to see you.

Fraser, you have not only provided a wonderful website filled with the latest news, but have provided a valuable space for people to talk about space and astronomy. I have been reading the newsletters for some time now (since May of 2000) and the forums are a wonderful addition.

My name is Brenda Freedman and I live in Philadelphia, PA and work at the Franklin Instiitute Science Museum in the Planetarium. I have been visiting the museum since I was about 9 years of age and from my very first Planetarium show, it sparked an interest in the Universe and now work at a job I love! I get to work with the school children and getting them excited about astronomy is wonderful. The younger children soak up knowledge like a sponge. The best part is when they come ask questions after the show. I am also involved with coordinating some of our programs and web resources. The Fels Planetarium is the second oldest Planetarium in the U.S. (Adler in Chicago is the oldest) and we opened our doors in 1933.

I did see the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - www.sdss.org listed in the links section here and I had the fist opportunity to visit the website this past week. The Digital Sky survey is one of the projects being run on The National Lambdarail www.lambdarail.org. It is being run on a 10-GB ethernet and when you visit the Sloan Digital Sky Survey page yoiu will see how fast the server it is exciting because it will make communication and collaboration between scientists much faster.

I am also interested in artificial intelligence and have been developing an astronomy bot. It is wonderful to be here and I am grateful to Fraser Cain and all his efforts put forth to make this a wonderful place for people interested in astronomy. Once you get "hooked" on Space, there is no turning back!

Bonjour!

My name is Angel, and I'd like to state here and now that I'm not anti-universe.

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That's not what I've heard. I think you might have been one of the "Really Hot Chicks" from 'Dude, Where's My Car' ... the ones who wanted to destroy the universe.

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Ha.

Anyway, my name is Angel. Growing up in Canadia has given me the unique geographical advantage of a lot of stellar astronomical views. It's very easy to take the northern lights for granted. Almost.

One of my dearest friends has an almost obsession with the stars, and it renewed my interest in all things above me. I've wanted to work with the Hubble for some time now, and I'm amazed at the intelligent conversation to be had within this site.

Ta.

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...I think we're alone in the universe tonight...

Now you've done it Graceless.
The secret is out. Now you got to stop talking about me like that.

Taking arorae for granted! I haven't even seen ONE yet! One day.

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Indeed! Mother nature programmed clouds to head to Melbourne around the time of any important astronomical events.

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