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your answer was so helpful i have to ask another.
what are the best colleges for astronomy?
how many credit hours,years,courses,etc. that will help my career?
Hello,
The best college-university for astronomy is probably Harvard. However, the University of Hawaii also has an excellent school - especially for solar research, as is Yale.
You may also find the answer I gave below (link) informative. Included is a secondary link to the astronomy course list offered at Harvard:
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Astronomy-1360/Becoming-astronomer.htm
Please look over those courses carefully, to make sure you know what real astronomy is about. Too many express interest in astronomy or becoming an astronomer, only to realize later there is way too much math and physics for their liking.
As to your last question I am not sure what you mean. If you have a career already, there is no assurance that even one astronomy course will help it - if it is not related somehow to astronomy. Maybe if you can clarify that further I can be of greater assistance.
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Answers by Expert:
Philip Stahl
Expertise
I have forty years of experience in Astronomy, specifically solar and space physics. My specialties include the physics of solar flares, sunspots, including their effects on Earth and statistics as applied to astronomical investigations.
Experience
Astronomy: more than forty years experience starting with construction of my own simple telescopes. Worked at university observatory in college, doing astrographic measurements. M.Phil. degree in Physics/Solar Physics and more than ten years as researcher.
Organizations
American Astronomical Society (Solar Physics and Dynamical Astronomy divisions), American Mathematical Society, American Geophysical Union
Publications
Solar Physics (journal), The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, The Proceedings of the Meudon Solar Flare Workshop (1986), The Proceedings of the Caribbean Physics Conference (1985). Books: 'Selected Analyses in Solar Flare Plasma Dynamics', 'Physics Notes for Advanced Level'.
Education/Credentials
B.A. Astronomy, M. Phil. Physics
Awards and Honors
American Astronomical Society Studentship Award (1984), Barbados Government Award for Solar Research
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