What Do Astronomers Study

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spend all their time looking through telescopes

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Life as an Astronomer: 6. A Typical Day

Read dozens of e-mails

attend some inane meeting

teach a class or advise a student on a research project

listen to or prepare a presentation on current research

analyze some data or make a figure or plot

download relevant journal articles to be read “later”

work on a paper or a proposal for observing time or research grant