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Title

The Origins and Future of the Citizen Sky Project

Abstract

Citizen Sky arose as a product of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy (IYA) project. Aaron Price was appointed to the U.S. IYA Program Committee when it was first constituted in 2006. After about a year of planning, the committee established a Working Group for Research Experiences for Students, Teachers, and Citizen Scientists with Aaron as the chair. The goal was to use the IYA initiative to promote citizen science projects to the general public. The group met for the first time at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific meeting in Chicago—2007. At the meeting they decided to focus their efforts around one project instead of promoting a slate of projects. Many specific ideas were discussed during a morning meeting, but nothing caught the excitement of the entire group.

Date

01/01/2012

Citation

Price, A., Turner, R., Stencel, R. E., Kloppenborg, B. K., Henden, A. A. The Origins and Future of the Citizen Sky Project. JAAVSO, 40 (2)

Type of Publication

Article

Author(s)

Price, Aaron | Turner, Rebecca | Stencel, Robert E. | Kloppenborg, Brian K. | Henden, Arne A.

Content

Stars > Variable Stars

Construct

Academic Social/Discourse | Citizen Science

Methodology

Blank

Research Setting

Citizen Science

Specific Interest

RTSRE Related Research

Target Group

Multi-aged groups

Institution(s)

AAVSO Headquarters | AAVSO Headquarters | University of Denver | University of Denver | AAVSO Headquarters

Journal Name

Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (JAAVSO)

Peer-Reviewed Status

Yes

Publisher

American Association of Variable Star Observers

Volume

40

Issue Number

2

ISSN

0271-9053 (Print), 2380-3606 (Online)

Resource Type

Curriculum/Program Description or Report

Nation(s) of Study

United States of America

Language

English

URL

https://www.aavso.org/apps/jaavso/article/2864/

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