Astronomer: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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The light you see from a star left it long, long ago. Astronomers are looking at the past every time they study the sky!
Through history
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Long ago
People looked up at the stars with their own eyes for thousands of years. Later, someone invented the telescope, and the sky started to look much bigger!
Tools of the trade
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Telescope
A telescope gathers faint light from far-away things so astronomers can see them clearly. It works like a giant pair of eyes!
A day in the job
- Night timeWhen the sky gets dark, the astronomer heads to the telescope. They take pictures of stars and write down what they see.
Words to know
- Planet
- A planet is a big round world that travels around a star. Our planet is Earth, and it goes around the Sun!
Quiz time
The Sun is a star.
The Moon makes its own light.
Astronomers can touch the stars with their hands.