Outreach
Outreach
How To Give a Talk
Talks are a great way to spread the word about epsilon Aurigae and your participation in the project. Some good places to give talks are local amateur clubs, museums, observatories and schools (both K-12 and college). You may be surprised at how easy it is to simply call them up and offer to give a talk. Since astronomy is one of the most well attended topics, science outreach organizations are always on the lookout for interesting astronomy talks.Read more
Cast Your Vote
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Chat
A chat room will be developed for Citizen Sky participants and the general public. The room will be used by participants to chat about almost anything under the Sun (and, of course, the Sun itself). It will also be used by team members to communicate in private chat rooms. While we are setting up a separate Citizen Sky chat room, please feel free to visit/make use of the AAVSO's IRC chat room.
Throughout the project we will schedule public chit-chats and Q/A's with Citizen Sky staff and professional astronomers. We have hosted a number of these chats in the AAVSO's chat room so far. Click below for transcripts:
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Forum
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Communicate
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Popular Science
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Get Started With Outreach
A key part of the scientific process is communication of results. This is key for a number of reasons. First, it allows the greater community to enjoy the benefits of your results. Secondly, it allows other scientists to critically analyse your result and to reproduce it - a critical component of good science. For us, a third reason lies in the promotion of scientific literacy among the general population. Citizen scientists are often the most enthusiastic and successful evangelists of science around. They (you) can talk in a language that everyone understands and their (your) love of science becomes contagious. In the modern age, knowledge of science is key to making good, informed decisions in everyday life such as choosing a healthy food, planning the approrpiate plants for a garden, understanding a recent medical diagnosis, choosing which view to support on a piece of scientific legislation, etc. Read more
Media Room
Video Introduction to the Citizen Sky Project
By Rebecca Turner, the Citizen Sky Project Manager— outtakes included!
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