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You can contribute to the understanding of the universe that we all share.

Help us solve the mystery of epsilon Aurigae, a star that has baffled scientists since 1821. You don’t need any prior scientific training— we will give you all of the tools you need to become a citizen scientist*.

Everyone, regardless of science background, can play a role in the Citizen Sky Project… discover yours!  Get involved and you can do things like:

Learn about Astronomy Observe Stars Collaborate
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*Citizen scientists are volunteers, many of whom have no prior scientific training, who work with trained scientific researchers to answer real-world questions. This means YOU!

Recent News

Submitted by Rebecca on April 23, 2012 - 12:36pm

We've had a blast so far during Astro-April!

In the last couple of weeks we have presented 5 online talks on various astronomical subjects.  (If you missed any of them, recordings are posted on the main Astro-April page.)  The speakers have been engaging, the...

Submitted by Rebecca on April 17, 2012 - 10:32am

Many thanks to Dr. John Martin for his svery informative online talk yesterday on Supernova Impostors! (Video has been posted.)

TODAY, April 17th at 3:00pm Eastern: Dr. Steve Howell will speak about his work with NASA's Kepler Mission.  Click here to register...

Submitted by Rebecca on April 12, 2012 - 3:45pm

Many thanks to AAS Executive Officer, Dr. Kevin Marvel for a wonderful online talk yesterday!  The recording will be posted on the main Astro-April page shortly.

Dr. Bob will joined us on Friday, April 13 at 11am Eastern for an Astro-April...

Submitted by Rebecca on April 11, 2012 - 4:40pm

We have two very interesting online talks scheduled this week as a part of Citizen Sky's Astro-April:

1. Join us TODAY, Thursday, April 12 at 2pm Eastern Time for an online talk with Dr. Kevin Marvel. Kevin is a former AAVSO vice...

Submitted by Aaron Price on April 9, 2012 - 11:47am

Dr. Bob will join us for a webinar/online talk about the recent science of epsilon Aurigae and a summary of what we learned from this eclipse.

Submitted by Rebecca on April 3, 2012 - 11:21am

April promises to be a great month for the Citizen Sky Project!

We are using the month of April to celebrate the Citizen Sky Project and to learn a little more about astronomy outside of Citizen Sky. Astro-April will be packed with a series of webinars, prizes and awards.  Also, don't forget that there is a special...

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