Astronomy

Basic Information

Astronomy is the field of science concerning celestial objects, such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies, as well as phenomena originating beyond the Earth's atmosphere.

See also

• Astrophysics - most of our astronomy-related pages and content can be found on the Astrophysics page.
• Constellation - a somewhat subjective pattern of stars as seen from Earth.
• Wow! signal
• Astrology - a form of divination that later developed into astronomy.

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• Both fantasy and science fiction games might have observable astronomical phenomena beyond those known to science today.
• Originally developed to measure time and seasons and predict events; astronomy as a divination tool (or superstition driver) is a good mechanism for advancing the plot.