Stargazing and Beyond: A Global Network of Citizen Astronomers

Astronomy is a science that inspires everyone, which makes it a great tool for expanding scientific literacy. It also has a uniquely powerful ability to make us aware of Earth’s value and fragility. And by inspiring people to engage in citizen science, astronomy fosters not only scientific research but also collaborative knowledge- building that’s based on a dialogue between experts and amateurs. The Unistellar network is by far the largest network of telescopes and citizen astronomers around the world, with more than 13,000 digital telescopes in more than 50 countries. This network collected more than 4,000 scientific observations in 2022 and our citizen astronomers have helped the NASA TESS mission by confirming exoplanets and supported NASA DART by recording the impact live and its aftermath, validating the efficiency of the kinetic impactor technique to protect humanity against the threat of asteroid impacts. We present here some of the key scientific results achieved in 2021-2024, and future developments in education.

LOCATION DETAILS

Lindsay Wildlife Experience
1931 First Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

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Notes:

• Doors open at 6:45 pm.  The meeting is called to order about 7:15 and ends by 9:15. Public is welcome. No Fee.
• The Lindsay Wildlife Experience is adjacent to Larkey Park in Walnut Creek.
• Parking is available at the  site, and across the street at the Walnut Creek Friends Church, and adjacent to Larkey Park on Buena Vista Avenue. Please don't park west of the facility on First Avenue.

Contact Mount Diablo Astronomical Society for more information.