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The introduction of affordable technologies in narrowband filters and specialized telescopes has generated a global boom in solar astronomy. Those of you who already own a narrowband solar scope already know how beautiful the Sun's fiery ballet of plasma can be.

Probing the nearest star: with the next solar maximum approaching, gear up to view the Sun

The some 175 papers explore archives, cross-catalog matching, data analysis, education and public outreach, grid and grid virtualization, large observatory challenges, pipelines for ground-based and space-based instruments, scientific computing, software tools, solar astronomy, the virtual observatory, and visualization.

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You could specialise in a particular area, such as planetary science, solar astronomy, the origin and evolution of stars or the formation of galaxies.

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Most astronomers specialise in addressing a particular question or area of astronomy such as planetary science, solar astronomy, the origin and evolution of stars, or the formation of galaxies.

So you want to be an... Astronomer; MULTI-SKILLED: Astronomers need to have good powers of observation along with determination, patience and analytical ability

"Solar astronomy is in a golden age at the moment with many research fields developing due to the new and advanced apparatus available which enables us to have a closer look at the sun.