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
Create Theories Study Data Publish Papers
*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 July 3, 2009 - 4:26pm

I am happy to report that the Citizen Sky Forums are now online.  Feel free to stop by and post your hearts out!  Have a great weekend everyone.

Submitted by Aaron Price on July 2, 2009 - 7:35pm
On Thursday, July 2 our own Dr. Bob was a featured guest in an online 1-hour online chat beginning at 1pm EDT (-4 UT). The discussion focused on scientific theories behind epsilon Aurigae and infrared photometric observing techniques. A...
Submitted by phxjeff on June 29, 2009 - 3:54pm
While there has been some discussion about using a DSLR camera for photometry, and there will be a Workshop devoted to it, those with DSLR cameras may also find using them for spectroscopy an interesting and rewarding challenge.

During...
Submitted by Aaron Price on June 29, 2009 - 11:02am
Professor Astronomy, Dr. Kurtis Williams, has written a nice introduction to the project in his blog. Click here to check it out!
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