im a amatuer astronomer after two years i dont know what to do next im bored give me proposals.?

Answer 1

Have you tried doing any formal observing programs? The Astronomical League has a number of these, ranging from very simple to highly challenging. The give you a list of objects to observe. You keep a notebook of your observations, and when you're done, you get a pin and a certificate. Keeping the notebook really helps your observing, because it forces you to describe what you're seeing - you can't just go "yup, that's a globular cluster" and move on. For the same reason, taking up sketching will make everything more interesting.

Most astronomy club memberships include AL membership, or you can join on your own. You can also follow your own observing program, of course. The Messier list is an obvious starting point. There are also lists such as the RASC's Finest NGCs - http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/xtra/similar/rasc-ngc.html . Many people make observing list from some popular reference - a star atlas, Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Deepmap 600, etc. Having a program gives you impetus to observe, and eliminates that dithering about "now what can I look at".

Answer 2

There are two easy and practical ways that you as an amateur can contribute to real scientific research.
1.) Measuring the brightness of variable stars and furnishing reports to the scientific community.The scientists cannot possibly train the scope at Mt. Palomar on a star for several years to monitor it's variations in light output. So they go to an organization called AAVSO ( American Organization of Variable star Observers) and request light data from their files. All the data at AAVSO comes from amateur astronomers from all around the world who furnish reports on hundreds of stars. If they have an urgent need for this type of data ( for example for a mission soon to be launched) they even put a call out to the Amateur Community to gather data in a hurry.
2.) Observing and counting sunspots. Same idea as above, you furnish sunspot reports to a data base for use by the scientific community.

The reason I say this is easy, is because no expensive equipment is needed. The couple of special gadgets needed for solar work you can actually make yourself. And as long as you have a Telescope, you can observe variable stars.
All it takes is a little practice to get the techniques down and you're up and running.
When I first started in Astronomy, there was an old saying to the effect that: "Anyone with a Telescope of more than 6" Diameter is obliged to do research"
So, give it a try, it can be fascinating.

Adolph

Answer 3

You are bored because of one of three things:
1.) Not an active member of an energetic astronomy club.
2.) Your equipment is to small to permit observations of deep space - Six Inch Reflector or larger - up to 14 Inch which is quite expensive.
3.) Your location prevents you from doing a lot of serious observation, and you are not keeping a photographic log of observations you have made to share with others.

Do you track the space station? Photograph it?

Have you tried to track and photograph any satelites?

Have you planned for and photographed any comets?

Answer 4

That's a hard one to answer without knowing what you've already done. I've been an amateur for 50 years, off and on, and I still keep finding new and exciting things to do. Here are some of the things I'm doing currently or have done in the past:
http://www.gaherty.ca/projects.htm

Here's a Yahoo Group devoted to observing, which has plenty of ideas to keep you going:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/starrynights/

Answer 5

When you get tired of looking out into the ever expanding universe at all the far away tiny things you cannot see with the naked eye (though up close they are big) why not get a microscope and look at all the tiny things you cannot see (and no matter how close you are they still are tiny)

Answer 6

Buy some glass, grind some mirrors, aluminize them, and then build a Schmidt Cassegrain. That should keep you busy for the next fifteen to twenty years.

Answer 7

I suggest you get involved in exoplanet research.

http://www.remote-astronomical-society.org/exopl.html


A friend of mine does this- they predict and look for transits of other stars by sensing the light level very precisely. It's pretty neat.

Answer 8

Occultation timing measurements are a good project for amateurs to participate in.

Answer 9

The simple task is that you read, or subscribe a magazine
called Astronomy.

Answer 10

first, i have a question... how could you get bored of space? it never ends as far as we know and theres so much to see! Well, I personally like to watch the sun, with sun filters of course.