team stuff

Science isn't done in a vacuum. In addition to the famous "standing on the shoulder of giants" analogy, science is also collaborative. This is becoming even more so as scientists specialize in narrower fields and the Internet makes communication much more efficient. There are many different phases of this project and each takes a different skill set. Some people can do it all alone, but most people will want to share the load with others. Read more

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Each Citizen Sky team will have their own wiki, forum and blog. It is up to the team as to whether they will be open to the public or kept private for the team. The general idea is for these tools to be available for the team members to communicate with each other as they work on their projects. However, they may also want to use them to communicate results to the public.

There are two ways to join a Citizen Sky team. First, you can form your own team. We recommend using the forums to find individuals with whom you'd like to work. Secondly, you can contact us. We'll keep a database of participants looking for a team and we will recommend teams for you.

The most successful teams will have the following attributes:

Good chemistry: Past experience suggests that some of the friendships formed within a citizen science team may last a lifetime. We recommend finding team members who you may be acquainted with, but whom you do not yet know well. This gives the team a baseline to start with but allows room for growth and new friendships to build. Read more

Science isn't done in a vacuum. In addition to the famous "standing on the shoulder of giants" analogy, science is also collaborative. This is becoming even more so as scientists specialize in narrower fields and the Internet makes communication much more efficient. My latest paper in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific had 22 coauthors! There are many different phases of this project and each takes a different skill set. Some people can do it all alone, but most people will want to share the load with others. Read more