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Pro-Am Collaboration

Computer-controlled telescopes, sensitive electronic cameras, and powerful software have put state-of-the-art research tools into the hands of knowledgeable, dedicated amateur astronomers worldwide. At the same time, cutbacks in the funding of modest-size research telescopes have made it difficult for many professionals to get the data they need. The two groups have much to gain by working together. Sky & Telescope is participating in several projects to foster and enhance pro-am collaborations.
 
orange.gif AstroAlert
Join our e-mail rapid-response network if you're ready, willing, and able to provide follow-up observations to professionals studying transient sky events.
orange.gif AAS Working Group
Learn about the American Astronomical Society's Working Group for Professional-Amateur Collaboration (WGPAC), established in 1999.
orange.gif History of Pro-Am Collaboration
After decades of observing in relative isolation from one another, professional and amateur astronomers began to come together in the 1980s.
orange.gif Pro-Am Registry
Read about plans to develop an online registry designed to facilitate research partnerships between amateur and professional astronomers.
orange.gif Supernovae, Neutrinos, and Amateur Astronomers
Somewhere in our galaxy a time bomb is ticking down. When the next supernova blows up, will you be ready?
orange.gif You May Already Have a Supernova Detector
Whether you scan the heavens with your eyes, a film camera, or a CCD chip, you've probably got what it takes to find the next galactic supernova.
orange.gif Reporting and Validating a Nearby Supernova
The next time a massive star explodes in the Milky Way, it will cause a mad scramble among amateur and professional astronomers.
orange.gif The Revival of Amateur Spectroscopy
It has never been easier to explore the fascinating world of astronomical spectroscopy with backyard telescopes.
orange.gif A Field Guide to Supernova Spectra
With this kit, you're ready to identify stars that explode.
orange.gif The Benson Prize
If saving the Earth from destruction isn't enough incentive to find near-Earth asteroids, there's a prize for the amateur who discovers one.

 

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