astronomer
noun
as·tron·o·mer
ə-ˈsträ-nə-mər 
: a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of celestial phenomena
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Camille Flammarion One imaginative thinker whose attention was drawn to Mars during this period was the Parisian astronomer Camille Flammarion.
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Matthew Shindell, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
However, some amateur astronomers can catch part of the prolific meteor shower just before dawn on Saturday by gazing towards the eastern horizon, EarthSky said.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Ordinarily, transits are as regular as clockwork, but in some cases astronomers have noticed that a planet's transit can be delayed, or occur ahead of schedule, and that this is being caused by the gravity of other planets tugging on the transiting world.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Some astronomers theorize that a mysterious ninth planet, which so far remains undetected, could explain an unusual clustering of objects and other anomalies observed in the outer solar system.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 June 2025
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Matthew Shindell, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
However, some amateur astronomers can catch part of the prolific meteor shower just before dawn on Saturday by gazing towards the eastern horizon, EarthSky said.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Ordinarily, transits are as regular as clockwork, but in some cases astronomers have noticed that a planet's transit can be delayed, or occur ahead of schedule, and that this is being caused by the gravity of other planets tugging on the transiting world.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Some astronomers theorize that a mysterious ninth planet, which so far remains undetected, could explain an unusual clustering of objects and other anomalies observed in the outer solar system.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 June 2025
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“Astronomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astronomer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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