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    Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside Earth's atmosphere. It uses physics, chemistry, and mathematics to explain the origin and evolution of planets, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and comets. Astronomy has been practiced by many ancient civilizations and is now divided into observational and theoretical branches that complement each other. Amateur astronomers also play an active role in discoveries.

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    Astronomy

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    This article is about the scientific study of celestial objects. For other uses, see Astronomy
    (disambiguation).
    Not to be confused with astrology, the pseudoscience.

    A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant

    The Milky Way as viewed from La Silla Observatory

    Astronomy (from Greek: ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial


    objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin
    and evolution. Objects of interest include planets, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and comets.
    Relevant phenomena include supernova explosions, gamma ray bursts, quasars, blazars, pulsars,
    and cosmic microwave background radiation. More generally, astronomy studies everything that
    originates outside Earth's atmosphere. Cosmology is a branch of astronomy. It studies
    the Universe as a whole.[1]
    Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history made
    methodical observations of the night sky. These include
    the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Chinese, Maya, and many ancient indigenous peoples
    of the Americas. In the past, astronomy included disciplines as diverse as astrometry, celestial
    navigation, observational astronomy, and the making of calendars. Nowadays, professional
    astronomy is often said to be the same as astrophysics.[2]
    Professional astronomy is split into observational and theoretical branches. Observational astronomy
    is focused on acquiring data from observations of astronomical objects. This data is then analyzed
    using basic principles of physics. Theoretical astronomy is oriented toward the development of
    computer or analytical models to describe astronomical objects and phenomena. These two fields
    complement each other. Theoretical astronomy seeks to explain observational results and
    observations are used to confirm theoretical results.
    Astronomy is one of the few sciences in which amateurs play an active role. This is especially true
    for the discovery and observation of transient events. Amateur astronomers have helped with many
    important discoveries, such as finding new comets.

    Contents

     1Etymology
    o 1.1Use of terms "astronomy" and "astrophysics"
     2History
    o 2.1Ancient times
    o 2.2Middle Ages
    o 2.3Scientific revolution
     3Observational astronomy
    o 3.1Radio astronomy
    o 3.2Infrared astronomy
    o 3.3Optical astronomy
    o 3.4Ultraviolet astronomy
    o 3.5X-ray astronomy
    o 3.6Gamma-ray astronomy
    o 3.7Fields not based on the electromagnetic spectrum
    o 3.8Astrometry and celestial mechanics
     4Theoretical astronomy
     5Specific subfields
    o 5.1Astrophysics
    o 5.2Astrochemistry
    o 5.3Astrobiology
    o 5.4Physical cosmology
    o 5.5Extragalactic astronomy
    o 5.6Galactic astronomy
    o 5.7Stellar astronomy
    o 5.8Solar astronomy
    o 5.9Planetary science
     6Interdisciplinary studies
     7Amateur astronomy
     8Unsolved problems in astronomy
     9See also
     10References
     11Bibliography
     12External links

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