Average Astronomer Age...

[tony69]

42

[banner001]

28

[glowjet]

Fantastic, I`am in the top 8

[Macavity]

Hmm... I reckon it's still that the: "Old man's got all the money"!

The Who - Young Man Blues (Live) HQ - YouTube

Young men get older, but (ostensibly here!) no richer... Hey ho?

[scousecriz11]

Hi

Was interested way back when I was 15 until 25 Took a break(girls,football took over),Now at 38 Got the girl/Kid I'm back for a second go just need a scope now and my life will be complete.

[KatieM]

62. Didn't really get into astonomy until a couple of years ago but I'm lovin' it!

[rabbithutch]

Good poll question!

69 (in 2 weeks) and late to the party but I've been interested in the stars all my life. Didn't get a 'scope until last winter.

[Vicky]

34

[MikeWilson]

30

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[Multi-Coated]

Just about hanging on to my last few weeks at 40 , the last 20years have shot past like a blur .

First scope at about 6/7.

[IvyMike]

21, interested in astronomy for as long as i remember.

[BinocularSky]

Im 24, and i notice that most people i have met in this hobby are a few years older than me.

How odd: my experience has been exactly the opposite!

But then, you are in your Vega year, whilst I am in my Merak year; when I first got interested in this hobby, the light of Sirius was around the same age as I.

Aside: isn't it nice how the poll graph now makes a classic bell-shaped distribution curve!

[RobH]

Aside: isn't it nice how the poll graph now makes a classic bell-shaped distribution curve!

Certainly is......proof of the pudding of where the top of the hill is

[Macavity]

Worry, when you can measure your lifetime in units of:

Saturn return - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

<ducking>

[661-pete]

Worry, when you can measure your lifetime in units of:

Saturn return - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

<ducking>

I've had a couple of those already, so it seems. Now waiting for my first Uranus return, if I live that long. Funny thing that: if we were living on Uranus (or - to be more practicable - somewhere on one of its moons) - we'd all still be waiting to blow out that first candle!

[Daisydoo]

38

[Pug]

43, still a kid at heart though.

[Davie]

38 and as many have said been interested for a long time but never even thought of getting a telescope until my eldest started to ask questions

[lexyastroman]

31 but 32nd birthday in november

[onesmallstep]

Hi,

I'm in the 38-47 age group but my astronomy interests started around the age of 7 or 8. Also, family and career took priority during my 20s to mid-30s. I became active in the hobby in 2005 when I was 37 and am currently making up for lost time.

[noakesy]

52 here

[Pat_from_Hull]

45 here and I must have been 8-9. 3 older brothers who watched Sky at night/

[Geno]

42 in 2 weeks. Always loved astronomy as a kid but had a break of 22 years when I joined the Forces.

Back into it now that we have settled in Cyprus.

[shaula]

35, nearly 36... will still keep rounding down though!! ;-)

[daz]

42 + 12 days!!

Only started seriously 6/7 years ago