Citizen Science: From the Sky to Your Desktop

Presentation given by Dr. Pamela Gay on October 10, 2008, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Running time 1 hour 1 minute.

Real science for the people, by the people, and of the sky. For well over 100 years, amateur astronomers have been making major contributions to the field of astronomy through backyard observations of the different classes of astronomical objects. Today, major contributions are being made by armchair astronomers working at their desks. In both cases, contributions by people like you have lead to Hubble Space Telescope observations and once in a lifetime discoveries. In this talk you'll learn about the science results coming out of the AAVSO, Galaxy Zoo, TransitSearch.org and other community collaborations.