Developing opportunities for in-depth citizen science using robotic telescopes

使用机器人望远镜开发深入公民科学的机会

基本信息

批准号：
BB/T017511/1
负责人：
Andrew Newsam
金额：
$ 2.56万
依托单位：
Liverpool John Moores University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2020 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=BB%2FT017511%2F1
关键词：
Developing opportunities depth citizen science

项目摘要

As the success of the Galaxy Zoo project (zoo1.galaxyzoo.org) has shown, astronomy is an ideal subject for citizen science, combining research questions that fascinate people and a vast wealth of data to be explored. However, such projects rely on very large numbers of people all contributing a relatively small amount, with limited access to the details of the scientific process that underlies the data gathering and final interpretation. We want to change that, and offer citizen science projects where the "citizens" get involved in the details of the science, and learn some of the data gathering and analysis skills that make scientific research so rewarding.To do this Robotic Telescopes are key. These telescopes run autonomously and gather time-critical observations for many astronomers night after night. Using privileged access to the three main UK-run robotic telescopes projects (including the largest robotic telescopes in the world - telescope.livjm.ac.uk and www.faulkes-telescope.com), we will create tools and exemplar projects that will allow project participants to not only analyse archived data, but work on data taken just hours before, or perhaps even take observations using these high-tech instruments for themselves.This will be a new style of Citizen Science - one where the citizens do not just support the science, but become the scientists.

正如银河动物园项目 (zoo1.galaxyzoo.org) 的成功所表明的那样，天文学是公民科学的理想学科，它结合了人们着迷的研究问题和有待探索的大量数据。然而，此类项目依赖于大量人员，而所有人的贡献都相对较小，对数据收集和最终解释所依据的科学过程细节的了解有限。我们希望改变这种状况，并提供公民科学项目，让“公民”参与科学的细节，并学习一些数据收集和分析技能，从而使科学研究变得有意义。要做到这一点，机器人望远镜是关键。这些望远镜自主运行，夜复一夜地为许多天文学家收集时间紧迫的观测结果。利用对英国运营的三个主要机器人望远镜项目（包括世界上最大的机器人望远镜 - Telescope.livjm.ac.uk 和 www.faulkes-telescope.com）的特权访问权限，我们将创建工具和示例项目，以允许项目参与者不仅可以分析存档数据，还可以处理几个小时前获取的数据，甚至可以自己使用这些高科技仪器进行观察。这将是一种新的公民科学风格 - 公民不仅支持这种科学风格这科学，而是成为科学家。