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Hello Sir,
B Tech is Bachelor of Technology... By doing this course we become Engineer in India... It is an Engineering course.... I have a deep interest in Astronomy... I luv finding and reasoning new things in the sky... I am an inquisitive guy... My mind works on reasoning the things.... So please suggest me and tell me the opportunities which I can get through Astronomy.
Thanks... Plz do reply soon.
Bye.
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Followup To
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Sir I am going to take admission in B Tech. this year... I aspire to make my career in Astronomy... So please suggest me that which branch I should choose, so that it makes me easy to take a career in Astronomy... Plz Suggest me soon.
Thanks.
Answer -
What is "B Tech", and what do YOU want to do in the astronomy field?
Steve
There are many different things to do in the Astronomy field.
Some people become professional astronomers to sit and look throughh telescopes and do research. This can be done for organizations such as NASA, or even colleges.
Some people become astronomy professors or teachers.
Some folks go into engineering. One of my former High School Students liked engineering, so he got a degree in that subject, and he now works for NASA designing satellites.
I chose to go into the planetarium field, where I teach astronomy to people in a planetarium and museum.
Lots of choices!
Steve
www.look-to-the-skies.com
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Steven LJ Russo
Expertise
As a space science educator in a planetarium, my work centers around teaching people about the night sky and the solar system. I have a strong background in those areas, plus the history of NASA and spaceflight, and meteorology.
Experience
Experience in the area. I have been an amateur astronomer for 47 years, and have been teachng space science in planetariums for 34 years. For 15 years I was a radio and television meteorologist, and for the past 20 years I have been a space science writer for two newspapers in New York State. I am a member of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society and the International Planetarium Society. I have had a number of articles published in several astronomy journals, including "The Constellation" and the "Planetarian". Education/Credentials. I hold a B. S. from Wagner College and an M. S. from State University of New York at Oswego. Awards and Honors. I have been awarded the "Fellows" award from the International Planetarium Society for more than 20 years of continuous service in the planetarium field.
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