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    Citizen science

    How to keep an astronomy log book. Credit: iStock
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    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
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    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
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    Amateur astronomer catches supernova’s first light

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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
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    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
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    The valuable contributions of amateur astonomers

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