However modern astronomers are skeptical of the claims of Ephorus, because they were not confirmed by other sources.

However, modern astronomers are not easily convinced to use such a system.

The spacecraft is named in honor of the first modern astronomer --- Galileo Galilei.

He was the first modern astronomer to note the discrepancy between some ancient accounts of Sirius being a red star and its current blue-white colour.

A modern astronomer and Newtonian physicist programs the second.

But modern astronomers who study huge explosions called gamma ray bursts are discovering a universe that is more like a wild, all-night disco party.

He states that even for modern real-world astronomers predicting the first visibility of the new moon each month is a difficult task.

It was the first opportunity for modern astronomers to see a supernova up close and observations have provided much insight into core-collapse supernovae.

The ancient and modern astronomers, artists, politicians have used the legend.

Aided by historical records, modern astronomers have identified what remains of the 1006 supernova today - a faint shell of gas about 7,000 light-years away.