Astronomer

Astronomer Senior Scouts Badge 1958 to 1964

The Astronomer Badge was part of the Collective series “Scientist”

To earn this badge a scout must do the following *

(1) Know the chief stars and constellations visible in his latitude and understand how to express technically the position of any particular star at any given time.  

(2) Be able to tell the time by the stars.

(3) Know what is meant by: the Galactic system, star clusters, nebulae; and know the typical history of a star. 

(4) Make a simple astronomical model to illustrate some feature of the solar system. 

(5) Discuss the instruments used and the work carried on in an observatory. Know the principal observatories of the world, their situations and natural advantages, the special work undertaken by any of them and some details of their telescopes.       

*The Requirements for each badge varied through issues of POR