Well, I get a little annoyed when people say things without thinking through what they're saying. The whole idea that saying astrophysics and astronomy are not "real science" just because they're not taught at some universities is just plain stupidity. That's like saying most of the unis in Oz don't have a particle accelerator, so they can't be teaching nuclear/atomic physics and it's not "real science". It's nonsense.
Regardless of whether it's taught as part of a physics degree or not, it's still science.
Sorry Rob, but you put your foot in it here.
Oh...what about Zoology and Botany?? Where do they fit in on a scale of "real science"??
Sheesh!!!!!
