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WHAT I WANT TO BE?.

ASTRONOMER.

Astronomy is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere. That includes objects we can see with our naked eyes, like the Sun , the Moon , the planets, and the stars . It also includes objects we can only see with telescopes or other instruments, like faraway galaxies and tiny particles..

Astronomer is one of the oldest professions in sciences. For centuries people have been admiring the beauty of the night sky, wishing to learn what the stars and other celestial objects are, and how the Universe “works”. Astronomers are time travellers – they look way back in time, when the Universe was born. They observe light coming from stars, planetary systems and galaxies which have been just formed for us, on Earth..

What do a person need to do to become an astronomer?.

ASTRONOMER'S RESPONSIBLITIES:. Performing tests, collecting an d analyzing data, and using existing mathematical and scientific principles to learn more about space, planets, stars, and moons. Developing theories and new software and technologies to aid in the testing process. Writing scholarly articles based on discoveries and drafting proposals for funding. Working with a diverse team consisting of experts, technicians, and engineers from varying fields. Traveling to laboratories and observatories across the world to study celestial events and collect information using specialized equipment. Lecturing others and making presentations about current scientific knowledge and new discoveries..

PERSONAL SKILLS THEY NEED. 01. Good in communication (both written and spoken) - you are able to explain complex theories and data sets in a simple way for the general public as well as present results to professionals in the field of astronomy at a conference or give a lecture to students. Public speaking skills will give you a big advantage and will facilitate visibility for your research and interest to more people. When applying for grants or booking observational time at a telescope, a clear explanation of your ideas and motivation will result in obtaining financial support for your studies..

Help plan a voyage to another planet or the moon and explain the mission to the public..

A FAMOUS ASTRONOMER: CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY. In ancient Greece, astronomer and mathematician Claudius Ptolemy (A.D. 90–168) set up a model of the solar system in which the sun, stars, and other planets revolved around Earth. Known as the Ptolemaic system, it remained in place for hundreds of years, though it turned out to be flat wrong. According to NASA(opens in new tab) , "Ptolemy represents the epitome of knowledge of Grecian astronomy." As a mathematician, geographer and astronomer, he authored several scientific texts which had considerable impact on Western intellectual thought. I.

MORE ABOUT PTOLEMY'S MODEL OF UNIVERSE. In the 2nd century, Ptolemy published the Almagest(opens in new tab) , a comprehensive treatise on the movements of the stars and planets. It expanded Hipparchus’ geometric model of celestial motions, utilizing epicycles and eccentric circles in a geocentric theory which placed the Earth at the center of the solar system. This Ptolemaic system presented tables of information allowing convenient predictions of planetary locations. Ptolemy also catalogued 48 constellations, the names of which are still in use at present..

FATHER OF MODERN INDIAN ASTRONOMY!. VAINI BAPPU.

Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu (10 August 1927 – 19 August 1982) was an Indian astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union . Bappu helped to establish several astronomical institutions in India, including the Vainu Bappu Observatory which is named after him, and he also contributed to the establishment of the modern Indian Institute of Astrophysics . In 1957, he discovered the Wilson-Bappu effect jointly with American astronomer Olin Chaddock Wilson ..

VAINI BAPPU OBSERVATORY:. On his return to India, Bappu was appointed to head a team of astronomers to build an observatory at Nainital . His efforts of building an indigenous large optical telescope and a research observatory led to the founding of the optical observatory of Kavalur and its large telescope. The Vainu Bappu Observatory is one of the main observatories of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics , also initiated in its modern avatar by Bappu in 1971. Later, a number of discoveries were made from the Vainu Bappu Observatory..

Donhoe Comet Medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

PRESENTED BY: SHORYA JAIN THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL 9TH SAPPHIRE ROLL NUMBER: 35.