Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2026-05-28 v2 Physics Education
Popular Physics
Abstract
This book was created as part of the SIRIUS B VERGE program to orient students to astrophysics as a broad field. The 2023-2024 VERGE program and the printing of this book is funded by the Women and Girls in Astronomy Program via the International Astronomical Union's North American Regional Office of Astronomy for Development and the Heising-Simons Foundation; as a result, this document is written by women in astronomy for girls who are looking to pursue the field. However, given its universal nature, the material covered in this guide is useful for anyone interested in pursuing astrophysics professionally.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2312.04041,
title = {Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists},
author = {Ava Polzin and Yasmeen Asali and Sanah Bhimani and Madison Brady and Mandy C. Chen and Lindsay DeMarchi and Michelle Foucoin and Emily Lichko and Emma Louden and Julie Malewicz and Samantha Pagan and Malena Rice and Zili Shen and Emily Simon and Candice Stauffer and J. Luna Zagorac and Katie Auchettl and Katelyn Breivik and Hsiao-Wen Chen and Deanne Coppejans and Sthabile Kolwa and Raffaella Margutti and Priyamvada Natarajan and Erica Nelson and Kim L. Page and Silvia Toonen and Katherine E. Whitaker and Irina Zhuravleva},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.04041},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
Introductory guide for students interested in pursuing astrophysics; to be submitted to BAAS