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Does anyone here have your heart set on science? Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Quantum Mechanics? Earth Science? Anything? Anyone hoping to pursue a career in this field?
I love it, fricking adore it.
I love biology and chemistry.
It's everything around us and just fascinates me.
It's my favourite subject, the only one I really care about and take an interest in.
I love it, fricking adore it.
I love biology and chemistry.
It's everything around us and just fascinates me.
It's my favourite subject, the only one I really care about and take an interest in.
Ahh. Yes. I'm so glad that someone else loves it. I really love all branches of science, but my heart lies with Chemistry and Physics [Mostly Quantum Mechanics and Particle Physics]
But I also have a deep love for space, mostly because of it's beauty. [=
I dont study space or any other sciences but I am fascinated with space and learning about it. I think that I have watched pretty much every space related documentary going so I do know quite a lot about it from those but not much compared to those who study it daily of course
The thing that fascinates me mostly about space and the Universe is that it has lead to ourselves being here and maybe some day through studying it we will find out exactly how or even why we are here and whether there will be an end to the Universe itself. Im also interested in other solar systems, I really want to see decent pictures of planets within another solar system, all I seem to be able to find is artists impressions, I aint sure if they can take them already or not.
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Im quite interested in buying a decent telescope too but I havent a clue where to start, I was going to get a Seben Big Boss I think its called but after reading others reviews I was put off it completely, anything I have seen recommended is far beyond my budget.
I dont know much about Quantum Mechanics or Particle Physics but they seem very interesting.
That picture that you posted is a nebula. I don't remember which one but at every POINT on that, Is a star being born.
edit: Also that nebula is 100x bigger. That's like 1% of the picture the full one is HUGE.
Take an Astronomy class if you're interested in space. Make sure you have a good professor too. There is SO much information to be learned from space. You don't even need a really good telescope. Just by a low end one and you can see a lot. [=
Oh certainly, I think its a good few mb the original Do you know of a telescope that would be good for a beginner, I would be really content if I could see the outer planets for under £150 if thats even possible. I think I am more of a hobbyist when it comes to space than wanting to be a student of Astronomy, maybe in the future though Feel free to post up anything space related on the forums too, they make for great discussion in our debates forum
What sorts of things does Particle Physics involve, is that the studying of atoms and such or is that completely different and studying dark matter etc?
I was also thinking of paying for a SLOOH membership, although I am still not convinced theyre live lol
You can actually see the planets with your naked eye, you just have to know where to look. The problem is, if the planets are on the other side of the orbit, Parallel to the Earth and on the other side of the sun, you will not be able to see them in awhile. There are MANY things you can see in really any telescope. For example,
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60mm Refractor Telescope
Saturn and its rings are clearly visible, along with 3 moons that look like stars.
Jupiter shows a disk with bands, 4 moons appear as stars nearby.
Bright globular clusters like M13 and M22 can be resolved into stars at the edges.
Some detail appears in the bright nebulas like the Orion nebula, Lagoon and Trifid nebulas. They look like wispy cloudy areas. The "Trapezium" appears in Orion, whether it resolves as 4 stars depends on the conditions and the quality of the telescope.
Uranus and Neptune can be seen as colored dots.
or even Binoculars.
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7x35 Binoculars
Planet Jupiter as a bright orange or yellow spot, and 4 of its moons which look lie stars in a row.
Planet Saturn as a bright yellow dot, and its moon Titan, which looks like a star.
The Hercules Cluster (M13) as a fuzzy patch.
Andromeda galaxy (M31) as a large fuzzy area, more condensed at the center.
Alcor and Mizar as a double star.
Herschel's Garnet Star as a dark red star.
Trifid and Lagoon nebulas (M20 and M8) as dim fuzzy patches (more detail under dark skies.)
Orion Nebula (M42) as a light, foggy patch.
Some detail can be seen on the Moon.
Keep doing research on any one that you want. Buy some sky charts and have fun. Remember that every dot in the sky is not always a star. Some can be entire galaxies or even planets.
Also: When I took my astronomy class, many people were just doing it for fun, not credits. Beginners astronomy is fairly easy, and is actually not all about stars like most people think. It's about the whole universe.
And Particle Physics / Quantum theory deals with subatomic particles. Like the atoms, protons, electrons, and even Quarks(Smaller than the things that make up the atom) And a lot of modern day physics makes no sense on the subatomic level. A whole new set of physics / theories. Sorry for the long post..I really love this field
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Do you have a passion for science?
the full one is HUGE.
Feel free to post up anything space related on the forums too, they make for great discussion in our debates forum 
