I think it's amazing how much people know about the world of astrononomy on here !! how do I?

Question

how can I get astronomy smarts ??

how can I absorb all the facts easily?

specially the differences between planets ??

Answer 1

Green vegetables and homework.

Answer 2

well first of all id say all of us here on the forum have a specialty in astronomy. very few people can know a large amount of knowledge about everything that astronomy has to offer. so pick a part of astronomy that interests you and start looking it up. im going to assume that what interests you is the planets. if thats the case theres a very good show on the history channel called "The Universe" that deals alot with the unvierse and alot of times just the planets. so id try to catch that, its very interesting. and google some stuff. youll get some interesting sites and google doesnt limit you to one point of view. you get all kinds of theories on the subject. and if you have a question dont be afraid to post here. you also get a variety of answers, not all of the credible or right, but you can usually see what ones are wrong, there kinda dumb. and if you cant tell just google it.

Answer 3

Ahh the power of the internet. You can type in anything and get so much info on it. One of my personal favorites is howstuff works. The actual link is this... http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-channel.htm
This website is great for not only space but pretty much anything as you can see if you want to look through it all. Also books would be a step ahead if you want more than just the internet. If you have the Science Channel (part of the discovery channel series) that is great too because many times they will have many shows on something as close as the moon and planets, to galaxies and the whole universe. That channel is great and I advise getting it if it is available if you don't already have it. Also you can start with the History Channel. It's not about astronomy except one new show that has been recently started called The Universe. It has everything about it so that's a great place to start on it. You will have to check times for your area when its on cause I seem to forget when it is on. So you have the internet, books, and TV. There are also many magazines that are all based on astronomy so that is also a great place to learn. I hope this is a good start for you and good luck...theres a lot to learn

Answer 4

Take 10 years worth of astronomy and physics courses like I did? Or maybe just read a lot. That would nearly accomplish the same goal.

Answer 5

My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us None Planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (no longer a planet but still easy way to remember the planets.)

go on space.com and study and don't worry if you want to know something so bad you will just look it up and you will retain that information because you are interested in it.

Answer 6

Read. Read. Read. Its the only way.

There are some really good books (yes, I mean those printed things that you have to hold and read the words and look at the pictures) that have lots of good information and amazing images. Books by Terence Dickinson are good for the beginner.
Or magazines such as Astronomy, Discover, and Sky & Telescope.
Or online sites such as space.com, astronomy.com, nasa.gov.

Answer 7

Stay interested and read, read, and read some more. Find other people who are interested in astronomy as well, which is kinda hard this day in age.

Answer 8

You cant just want to know it you have to like it. I use to hate science but in 7th grade my teacher made it fun. Just think about knowing how everything works. how sound works, and how fast light is.