Citizen scientists to conduct a census of the universe
As part of National Science Week, citizen scientists are being asked to help in classifying thousands of galaxies located 800 million to 4 billion light years away.
The Galaxy Explorer project will see participants classify and study more than 300,000 images of galaxies, taken by Australian telescopes. By comparing young galaxies to older ones, astronomers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Western Australia, hope to see how galaxies change, evolve and grow over time.
Anyone with regular vision and a computer or tablet with access to the internet can participate — simply visit www.galaxyexplorer.net.au, where you will find instructions and receive pictures to classify. Participants have the chance to win one of one of two Celestron 90GT Wi-Fi telescopes, which can be controlled with an app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
The project kicked off on 1 August and will finish on 4 September.
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