AmateurSpaceImages.com, A site to gather great amateur-processed space images Options

[elakdawalla]

I can't believe I haven't started a dedicated thread on this before now!! I wanted to open a discussion on the Planetary Society's plans to develop a website called AmateurSpaceImages.com, a place that will collect amateur-processed space images into one place that is easy to browse and search for great pictures, and from which you'll be able to share them easily via social networks. The organization of the site will be based on Photojournal, which is itself based on the way the PDS structures space data -- all images will be filed under the "target" and "mission" and "instrument," plus there will be image titles, captions, and correct credits; plus there'll be tags and a search feature. The site is currently under development and is planned for launch early next year (hopefully March, if the schedule doesn't slip). We're now raising funds from the community to support its development.

Some of you have been emailing me privately with questions; I think it'd be neater (and less effort for me ) to have that discussion in the open, on this thread. If for some reason you'd like your question to be anonymous, you can email me and I'll post it here. Since this is a website we are creating especially for the community that has grown up in and around UMSF, I hope you will participate in its formation!

[elakdawalla]

Okay...it's been a busy week, and I've learned a lot about how to use (and, ahem, how not to use) our new site development tools.

This is still rough, but most of the elements are there:

Space Imaging

That page has links to all the other pieces -- a landing page for amateur images with easy one-click keyword searches, an archive by date submitted, a submission form, information on copyright and image credits, and a VERY incomplete and preliminary list of people whose images have appeared/will appear on the site. There's still much to be done, but I'm going on vacation for two weeks starting Tuesday and, realistically, I won't get a lot more done before then. I would love for some people to try out the submission form. Or, of course, to send me batch submissions! I've removed all the image resizing requirements above -- just send me original pictures and I'll handle resizing.

Please! Submit images!