Expert: Ed - 4/3/2008

Question
1. What exactly is astronomy?
2. How do I know i have found a meteorite?
3. What is the difference between astronomy and astrology?
4. Where do I report the discovery of a comet, meteor,    or UFOs?
5. Where does one find in formation about careers in astronomy and other sciences?
6. What colleges are the best for this job?  

Answer
Nathaniel,

This is 6 very complicated questions, all asked together.  I don't have time to give you very long answers, so I will have to give you some websites that you can look at on your own.

First of all, if you're serious about becoming an astronomer, look at these websites.  The American Astronomical Society is having some kind of (very unusual) website trouble today.  Try them again in a few days.
http://www.aas.org/
www.aas.org/education/students.php
http://www.noao.edu/education/lee.html

Anyway... astronomy is a science, which astrology is not.  Astronomy is the objective study of the universe.

This is where you can report a meteor.
http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/report.html

This will help you report a comet.
www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/comets/3306581.html

This will help you report a UFO:
http://www.nuforc.org/

This website is helpful, if you want to make sure that you have found a meteorite:
http://epswww.unm.edu/Iom/ident/index.html

I hope this gets you started.

Keep Looking Up,
-Ed