Depending on what you perceive to be the beginning of science, looking at stars might be the oldest science we know – since ages early scientists have been looking up to the sky and trying to figure out what is behind it. Since then great achievements have changed entire views of the world and at present we know very much about our universe. the overwhelming fast achievements in techonology in modern times and the computing power in the hand of the average joe have made astronomy accesible for everyone.
Today we know a lot about the universe and space and it’s objects (for example White Dwarfs).
Imagine – it has become a lot easier to get to know the science of astronomy for everybody. You don’t have to be a top expert scientest to have the possibility of watching the stars in close up images. There are a lot of very good software projects and relatively cheap beginners equipment that enable everyone to deepen the knowledge about our universe (e.g. Stellarium – an open source planetarium. Many of tose resources are very affordable and quite a lot software products are even available for free.
But even if you are not interested in the science behind it, there is so much beauty in some of those pictures. The colorful structures and objects seen on those pictures fascinate almost anyone who is confronted with them for the first time. Some of the best photographs can be found here: Astronomy Picture of the day
Experience the the versatility of astronomy, which is both – a science and a hobby. It can give you the joy of watching pictures almost like art or you can use it to train your brain with the math behind it.