By Asilata Bapat and Zach Abel
Answer: CELESTIAL MECHANICS
The title and flavourtext hint at IAU (international astronomical union) and stars. Each image points to a constellation, and they can be identified as follows.
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| Libra | Cygnus | Auriga |
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| Ophiuchus | Bootes | Scorpius |
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| Canis Major | Virgo | Ursa Minor |
Each of the graphs is isomorphic to one of the constellations above, according to this website. The red dot is the brightest star in each of the constellations. The stars are as follows.
| ANTARES (Scorpius) | ARCTURUS (Bootes) | CAPELLA (Auriga) |
| DENEB (Cygnus) | SPICA (Virgo) | POLARIS (Ursa Minor) |
| RASALHAGUE (Ophiuchus) | SIRIUS (Canis Major) | ZUBENESCHEMALI (Libra) |
Arranging the graphs in the orders of the constellations above, the '1' letters spell CELESTIAL, and the '2' letters spell MECHANICS. The answer is CELESTIAL MECHANICS.