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Difference between astronomer/astrophysicist

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Also, what would a day to day job look like for these careers?-Technically speaking, astronomy is the science of measuring the positions and characteristics of heavenly bodies, and astrophysics is the application of physics to understand astronomy. However,......
So I'm currently and junior in high school and have pretty much narrowed my career choices down to these two. I REALLY like learning things about the universe and how things work, which these two jobs do of coarse. The only question I have is what is the difference? Also, what would a day to day job look like for these careers?

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Technically speaking, astronomy is the science of measuring the positions and characteristics of heavenly bodies, and astrophysics is the application of physics to understand astronomy. However, nowadays, the two terms are more or less interchangeable since all astronomers use physics to understand their findings.

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An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.

An astrophysicist is a branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
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