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Originally Posted by Kraydak
In the modern world, the working skill is more realistically Physics (Astrophysics) for all research astronomers (there might be a few emeritus or near-emeritus researchers using Astronomy still, maybe). Astronomy would fall under the purview of amateur astronomers, used by professionals for outreach and teaching (and many have no points in Astronomy).
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I would assume ongoing minor planet searches (most importantly, Near Earth Object tracking) are distinctly a matter of Astronomy, probably also exoplanet searches and possibly studies of the large scale structure of the universe.