astronomer

IPA: ʌstrˈɑnʌmɝ

One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics

Examples of "astronomer" in Sentences

I can never remember ... you know, the thin astronomer?
One such amateur astronomer is Caroline Moore, who, at age 14, was the youngest person to ever discover a supernova.
Christopher Go, another amateur astronomer from the Philippines, then independently photographed and videoed Friday’s incident.
Happily, Alfar's story of an obsessed woman trying to get the attention of the local astronomer is less convoluted and easy to follow than Marquez's story.
The crucial point is this: Just because an astronomer is an expert at using the telescope does NOT mean the astronomer is an expert when it comes to appropriate policies.
MikeGene: The crucial point is this: Just because an astronomer is an expert at using the telescope does NOT mean the astronomer is an expert when it comes to appropriate policies.
We are sometimes apt to identify the idea of an astronomer with that of a man who looks through a telescope at the stars; but the word astronomer has really much wider significance.
A Chinese astronomer from the University of St Andrews has fine-tuned Einstein's groundbreaking theory of gravity, creating a 'simple' theory which could solve a dark mystery that has baffled astrophysicists for three-quarters of a century.