Questions+With+Roberta

Now that I know a lot about Astronomy, I thought I would ask a real expert some questions. So, I interviewed Roberta. 1. What got you interested in Astronomy? When I was very young learning the constellations. 2. What is a falling star? A meteor. A piece of rock or iron in interplanetary space that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction. 3. What is the main way you study the stars? By observations with telescopes, with theory and models based on physics and the observations. 4. What is one thing every person interested in Astronomy should know? Basic physics and math 5. What is the shape of a star? spherical 6. What is a circular star chart and how do you use it? A chart you can hold overhead that shows the appearance of the night sky on a certain date. 7. What are the main constellations that every person interested in Astronomy should know? Constellations are an old way of defining or outlining different regions of the sky. They are used primarily by people to find their way around on the sky. Most professional astronomers can identify the brighter constellations. 8. What are the current hot topic in astronomy today? Dark matter, Dark energy and exoplanets(planets outside our solar system). 9. Where do astronomers usually work? At universities, research labs(NASA), and observatories.

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