Special interest in astronomy, astrophysics, related fields

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How many of you have a special interest in astrophysics, astronomy, cosmology, etc.?

I thought this was just a stereotype, but I notice that many people list one of these as a special interest.

If it is a special interest for you, do you know why?

I've an interest in astronomy, mostly because there is so much that we don't know about the universe, and I want to expand that knowledge.

count me in the club. why, such unknowns....something you can do by yourself......i remember watching jupiter through the scope when it was hit by the comet and seeing the black spot in the atmosphere. wow. wow. wow.

I'm majoring in astrophysics. Astronomy and Physics is my passion, it has been my entire life. And this isn't a stereotype. I've found that's true with many people with Asperger's. The reason it's such a big part of my life is:

1. I feel like if I spend my life in that field I'll be part of something that's bigger than myself.

2. I'm very curious, and Astronomy when I first got into it, I had a feeling I really couldn't explain. But what I do know is that it sparked my curiousity in a huge way.

I don´t know if I can call it a "special interest" because I know so little about the subject but I started studying it recently (only laymen material). I read "The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design" by Leonard Susskind and bought "A Tear at the Edge of Creation: A Radical New Vision for Life in an Imperfect Universe " (ohh long titles!) by Marcelo Gleiser who is a Brazilian cosmologist (from my country!). I also watched the whole "The Universe" TV show. I liked very much Susskind´s book and became his fan. I watched his lectures on cosmology on youtube.

I want to study physics and specialize in astronomy one day since the economics career didn´t work so well for me.

This thread should be posted in the Math, Computers, Science and Technology forum.

My late great-grandfather (99.9% sure he was Aspie; remembered everything he read and only talked about what he wanted to talk about, then seemed very... "robotic" and socially awkward) was completely obsessed with NASA, physics, flight, and astronomy. All he talked about: his childhood on an apple farm, and the previously-listed topics. Sometimes religion/politics (he was Christian and rather liberal). Then if you asked him anything about history or science, sometimes other things, he'd go into a monologue... and yeah. Very Aspie. He didn't speak until he was four. It's a shame he was born in 1919, though.