Average Astronomer Age...

[saturn5]

52, like so many about my age the interest in astronomy was a result of the Apollo missions.

[granty515]

32 only got into astronomy last year though, after a holiday in turkey with the mrs and looking up at a non light polluted sky over the med..

[Ags]

42

[Brass n glass]

Age 65; observing since 1958 after my father, an RAF navigator in WW2, showed me the constellations and bought me a tiny telescope - Hugh

[JAllen]

21. I've been interested for as long as I can remember, though only had a scope for a week. I can remember when I was maybe 7 or 8 and my Dad showing me a star move across the sky and telling me that it was a satellite. I didn't believe him, as if you can see satellites from Earth...

He also told me that some hippies found some quarks called strange and charm underground in France, you can see why I'm studying physics - I had to check he wasn't making it all up.

[Earl]

37, 38 in Oct.

[yeti monster]

Fast approaching 48 years of age, although I remain 18 at heart. Bald as a coot and still got most of my fingers...

[Backscatter]

7.1428571 (dog years that is).

Since 1969, Apollo missions and family camping trips. Sleeping under the open skies, it was hard not to notice the wonderful views.

[Pavel]

T for Tiger...

...but...

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[chunky]

Not long 22

[robbie c]

56 always been fascinated about the wonders of the universe but did not get a telescope until my birthday last April

[lw24]

On my own in the 'bottom' group, at 15.

[Bried]

35 and been into astronomy since I was about 8 but only bought a telescope last year! I did have a crappy little toy thing when I was young which kept me amused for hours at a time looking at the moon. It came with one of those I Spy books and was written by Patrick Moore I think. I never saw anything other than the moon though.

[mikinio]

27

[callisto]

40

[Trillian]

44 on friday!

I got into astronomy when I was about 11. My brother and I got into it together bourne out of a curiosity for aliens and UFO's and Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. We would look up in awe at the night sky wondering what those "moving lights "were. My Dad told me they were satellites but I was having none of it!!!

I recall watching the launch of the first space shuttle in school. As a child it was a totally awesome event. We knew Neil Armstrong had landed on the Moon and had seen the footage but this was happening in my lifetime and I was watching it as it happened- who couldn't be inspired at that time?

[zedds]

43 for me, and they are flying by.....

[russ]

first interested - 7

seriously addicted - 12

age now - 41

[a10ken]

47 yr for me, and the gemini and appolo missions got me into all things astro so that would make it about 5/6 onward.

i still remember my first astro model kit it was ed white and gemini 4. to young to build it i just watched in wonder as my uncle built and painted it for me

ahh memories

[foundaplanet]

Since about 11yrs old..now 45 and getting younger every day..

[jimmythemoonlight]

hi bulldog im 47 and had my first experience so to speak at the age of 7 and been in love ever since pestering my brother who built a telescope in our back garden really powerful thought i saw the man on the moon standing next to the usa flag lol

[garethmob]

22...... going on 52! went to my local astro socitity and their all alot older than me more "youngens" need to get involved i thinks!!

[kev 102 42]

43yo, 100yo in body 18yo in head............................kev

[Tim]

i'm in the majority for once

41 now, got interested around 38 or so.

[Robd]

61, sarted at around 50.

Rob