Hi, I’m planning to major in Astronomy and Physics in the fall at university.
I have an extreme interest in Astronomy and was wondering if anyone could recommend any specific books or things that will help me learn more about the great world of Astronomy
Thanks :D
#1 by arslan on :
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Well I learned most of my astronomy from reading books. I have no specific book to tell you, I just read any good astronomy book I could find.
I also watched a lot of documentaries about space. A show on History channel called "The Universe" gave me a decent amount of knowledge in astronomy. Another show called "Into the universe with Stephen Hawking" premieres April 25th at 9. You should watch it.
But I mostly got my knowledge from online. I read articles about astronomy online and saw interviews of famous astronomers. I also learned a lot from Yahoo answers. I asked questions and read other peoples answer and learned a lot of new things.
So just read books, watch shows, ask question. Also, if your in high school, take a lot of astronomy and physics classes.
There are many things to learn, there’s also a lot of math, so you’ll need to work hard.