Does anyone know the difference between an astronomer and astrophysicist?

Question

I really like 2 be one any tips....

Answer 1

hard to say.. i cant explain it but i vaguely know the difference

Answer 2

There isn't one.  Astronomy is a branch of physics.  A professional astronomer is a physicist first.  He or she probably got an undergraduate degree in physics, went to grad school in physics, and in the second year of grad school, specialized in  astronomy.  I guess you could be an amateur observational astronomer without knowing much physics.

Answer 3

Astronomy is the field of science and Astrophysics is a branch of that field. Astrophysics deals (as you might have guessed) with the physics of astronomy. Astronomy is simply the science of star-gazing. Does that help any?

Answer 4

An astrophysicist deals with the physics of the universe.  An astronomer can also be an astrophysicist, but it is a more general term relating to the observation and cataloging of the night sky.  An astronomer might tell you, for example, that she has spotted a quasar 2 billion light years away, whereas a physicist will describe the nuclear reactions happening inside such a beast.

Answer 5

Practice and them go for real to be one.