Kathleen Rubins Quotes

I got interested in astronomy at the age of 8 because I was looking at an atlas of the planets in my parents' apartment in Arlington, where I grew up. I got a telescope at age 10, which is pretty normal, and by the time I was in eighth grade, I had already seen a lot of cheesy sci-fi films.

At the age of eight, I bought my first telescope and would spend hours gazing at the moon and stars. I remember thinking what it must have been like when man first realized that we were only a very small part of the overall picture.

I do not remember exactly when I became interested in astronomy, but I know it was at a very young age. I did organize an astronomy club for my friends at the age of 11. We would meet once a week to learn about the constellations.

Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer.

When I was little, I wanted to be an astronomer, but that didn't happen.

My interest in astronomy grew from the play 'Space' that I did, where I had to learn where my character was from. I had to study the stars and figure where everything was and how I got here and all of those things.

I've always been in love with the stars and view the cosmos as the ultimate adventure.

I was interested in telescopes and the way they worked because I had an intense desire to see what things looked like, so I learned how to use telescopes and find things in the sky.

Everybody has busy lives, but you can tell people, 'Go outside and look at the night sky. We've been able to demonstrate that every star you see probably has a planet around it.'

If I didn't choose art, I would have become an astronomer.

Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars.

I only watch National Geographic Channel, and also I have the app on my phone. I'm into astronomy and love to learn about new facts.

My parents gave me a small telescope, then I built my own, and one thing led to another. So that's how I ended up going from being a hobby astronomer to a professional astronomer.

One of the great things about stargazing is that it's immediately at hand for so many people. You know, you could get into scuba diving or bird watching, but the stars are always up there.

You cannot look up at the night sky on the Planet Earth and not wonder what it's like to be up there amongst the stars. And I always look up at the moon and see it as the single most romantic place within the cosmos.

When I was a boy, the only thing which captivated me as much as music was the night sky.

To find a new star in the sky is pretty hard.

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see new worlds at once.

It's been said that astronomy is a humbling and, I might add, a character-building experience.

By about age 12, I would prefer to stay up and watch the stars than go to sleep. I started learning. I started going to the library and reading. But it was initially just watching the stars from my bedroom that I really did. There was just nothing as interesting in my life as watching the stars every night.

I can remember at the age of about six being fascinated by the planets and learning all about Mars and Venus and things.

The thing I like about astronomy is being outside at night and seeing the stars in a dark sky. It makes you feel small.

For me, there's something very romantic about going and looking at the stars and trying to photograph spy satellites.