Contributing to Astronomy

[sherlew99]

I've started this thread so that we have a place to discuss the contributions that amateur astronomers can make to the field of astronomy.

We could also discuss how these contributions benefit mankind as a whole.

Also, think I'll maintain a list of these sites and keep it updated here in this post.


American Meteor Society

The International Dark-Sky Association


[Wow, I've hit the jackpot with just one link. Found on Astronomy Cast's website:]

American Association of Variable Star Observers – do real science with variable stars of all types

TransitSearch.org – help find transiting exoplanets

GalaxyZoo.org – Humans can classify galaxies way better than computers ever could

Seti@Home – put those unused computer cycles to work searching for alien life

Sky & Telescope Magazine on observing meteor showers: when, where, how

GLOBE at Night – tracking light pollution by looking at Orion



The rest of these links actually just contain useful information:

Heavens Above

The International Occultation Timing Association

[pickinduck]

We need to list the sites (like the two we posted about earlier) and what they do and how the contribute.

[pickinduck]

I was just checking darksky.org and they have a whole list of things. I think what I was remembering may be somewhere in number 8.

darksky.org/get-involved/