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Passion for Astronomy?
I am almost done with a masters in Accounting. Unfortunately, It took me until I'm 26 and engaged to figure this out. Anyway, I have only taken one class (Astronomy 2003, basics) for fun and am starting to catch up on some leisure reading: "wrinkles in time" and "the whole shebang" to start. Perhaps after I work for a while I can go back and earn a Phd in Astronomy; however, when I go back I may also continue my Phd studies in finance/accounting/economics, so I'm wondering if it is possible to earn a strong academic aptitude in the field of astronomy/astrophysics/cosmology without a "proper" education. I love business as well and I am so close to earning my CPA and other licenses, but I want to explore astronomy. Any suggestions? Also, I have no interest in constellations, I don't see there prevalence in the subject. TO me, they are art rather than science. Is it a problem I am not interested in them. The only useful thing I could think of is using them for galactic navigation.
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- eriLv 71 decade ago
That really depends on what you want to do in astronomy. There are plenty of amateur astronomers out there with no formal education, but they know all the constellations and can find stuff with their small telescopes. But if you want the option of a job as an astronomer, you really need a PhD in the field, and you can't get one with only a background in accounting. You'd need to go back and study physics, math, astronomy, and computer science before applying for a PhD program.
