Astrophysics as a hobby

A few additional tips for pursuing a career in astrophysics:
Take math and science classes all through high school:
Make sure to take a wide variety of science classes.
Astronomy and astrophysics often blend elements of biology
Chemistry and other sciences to better explore a wide variety of phenomena in the universe.

(Image credit:
NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)) Astrophysics is a branch of space science that applies the laws of physics and chemistry to seek to understand the universe and our place in it.
The field explores topics such as the birth
Life and death of stars
Nebulae and other objects in the universe.

Astrophysics is a theoretical science pertaining to the nature of stars and to the distribution of stars and the material of which stars are made throughout the universe.
Having astrophysics as a hobby means that you do a lot of the math relating to stellar structure
Galactic structure
And the physics of the interstellar medium.

Astrophysics is a theoretical science pertaining to the nature of stars and to the distribution of stars and the material of which stars are made throughout the universe

Having astrophysics as a hobby means that you do a lot of the math relating to stellar structure, galactic structure, and the physics of the interstellar medium