A science of celestial objects is called astronomy. Its origins can be found in ancient times, but nowadays it is available for everyone. To observe the sky, we just need good binoculars, and a good-quality telescopes are easy to buy. Currently, the amateur astronomy plays an important role in the space exploration. A lot of comets and planetoids which circle around the sun, were discovered by different geeks in their home observatories. They share with their sky photographies and results on the Internet. That is why we can say about astronomy that it is one of the sciences, where an ordinary person, having a short amount of money, can contribute a lot.

In this part of the website you can explore articles concerning astronomy, such as its history and constellations.

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