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Careers and Opportunities

in Astronomy

Hannah Dalgleish

@astro_hsd

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

Radio

Optical

IR

X-Ray

Gamma Ray

UV

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The

Sun

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Andromeda

Moon

Crab Nebula

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The

Milky Way

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Data, data, ...

… and even more data

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Data, data, ...

… and even more data

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Data, data, ...

… and even more data

http://archive.eso.org

https://archive.stsci.edu

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Data, data, ...

… and even more data

http://archive.eso.org

https://archive.stsci.edu

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Getting into Astronomy

  1. Learn Python

www.astropython.org

www.astropy.org

python4astronomers.github.io

www.learnastropython.com

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Getting into Astronomy

  • Learn Python
  • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

coursera.org/learn/data-driven-astronomy

openstax.org/details/astronomy

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Getting into Astronomy

  • Learn Python
  • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
  • Literature

coursera.org/learn/data-driven-astronomy

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Getting into Astronomy

coursera.org/learn/data-driven-astronomy

  • Learn Python
  • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
  • Literature
  • Opportunities

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Getting into Astronomy

astrophysicsgirl.com

  • Learn Python
  • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
  • Literature
  • Opportunities
  • Masters, PhDs, and beyond…

coursera.org/learn/data-driven-astronomy

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The future is bright (literally)