Career Education & Opportunities for Young People. Recommended for both School, Public Libraries and Guidance Offices. The Tell Me How series is a necessary addition to any library, guidance center of school curriculum. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this program, host Jeff Gardner learns about the role of an astronomer and makes discoveries as he looks to the stars. Subjects Covered Include: Careers related to an astronomer. Why do astronomers use telescopes? How long do you have to go to school to be an astronomer? Why is math important to be an astronomer? What is a black hole? What type of person makes a good astronomer? What are observatories and why are they usually on mountains? Why is astronomy the oldest science? Why do astronauts need to know about astronomy? What is the hubble telescope? Why should you not look directly at the sun? Are computers important to astronomers? Why are astronomers looking through time?