Citizen science

How to keep an astronomy log book. Credit: iStock

How to keep an astronomical log book

Volunteer satellite trackers in Pretoria, South Africa, as part of the Moonwatch Network. Many volunteers used the 'fence method' when watching the sky. Each observer looks at a small, overlapping piece of sky and waits for a passing satellite. The entrance of the satellite into their field of view was noted as well as the exit. This was then repeated along the 'fence' of observers, and with enough data recorded the trajectory of a satellite could be established. Credit: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Citizen science: anyone can be an space scientist

This colour image of the supernova was a one in 100 million piece of luck. Image Credit: UC Santa Cruz & Carnegie Institution for Science, Las Campanas Observatory

Amateur astronomer catches supernova’s first light

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Citizen science and ‘spiders’ on Mars

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The mystery of a supernova imposter

One of the regions studied by the Milky Way Project. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Wisconsin

Citizen science: exploring the Milky Way Project

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Amateur images of comets reveal solar secrets

Man looking at the stars with telescope beside him. Credit: iStock

The valuable contributions of amateur astonomers