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 Jul 12 2007, 10:24 AM
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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
If you haven't heard about it yet, then I urge you to have a wander over to the Galaxy Zoo website and join in the fun that tens of thousands of people all around the world are now having, looking at and classifying galaxies imaged during the Sloan Sky Survey. It's a bit like the STARDUST project, but instead of tracking down particles of comet dust on images you're trying to classify pictures of galaxies based on their structure and shape. All you have to do is pass a short tutorial then you're raring to go... and you can literally see galaxies no-one has ever seen before. And if you spot something really unusual, you can email the Zoo "keepers" and bring it to their attention, for follow-up studies.
Only one problem - it's very, very addictive, and could seriously cut into your UMSF browsing time. You have been warned. Give it a go, it's not just great fun, but you'll be contributing towards science too. -------------------- |
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Jul 12 2007, 11:52 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
As I click away I can't help wondering if somewhere Out There there's an ET clicking away on their world's version of "Galaxy Zoo", seeing this on their screen...
... and thinking "Hmmm, nothing special..." before moving on to the next one... 
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Stu Galaxy Zoo Jul 12 2007, 10:24 AM
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Stu QUOTE (MahFL @ Jul 12 2007, 05:44 PM) Som... Jul 12 2007, 05:08 PM stevesliva How about this ephemeral blue smear?
http://cas.sd... Jul 12 2007, 06:38 PM Juramike Wow! This is a total blast. Thanks!... Jul 12 2007, 08:36 PM Juramike (Got back in. Man, this is really addictive!)... Jul 12 2007, 08:55 PM Stu I've figured out why it's so addictive, wh... Jul 12 2007, 09:10 PM Leither QUOTE (Stu @ Jul 12 2007, 10:10 PM) I... Jul 13 2007, 10:18 PM CosmicRocker The "zoo" popped up on my news alert rad... Jul 13 2007, 08:03 AM chrislintott The zoo's still pretty crowded (we hit a new p... Jul 13 2007, 11:04 AM Stu Welcome aboard Chris! About time!
My ... Jul 13 2007, 12:50 PM Juramike (I keep thinking I'm being presented the same ... Jul 13 2007, 10:44 PM stevesliva Look at this sucker! The outer arms are so f... Jul 14 2007, 01:21 AM stevesliva This spiral's so big the software thought an o... Jul 14 2007, 01:37 AM mchan QUOTE (stevesliva @ Jul 13 2007, 06:37 PM... Jul 19 2007, 10:58 AM stevesliva QUOTE (mchan @ Jul 19 2007, 06:58 AM) Thi... Jul 19 2007, 02:51 PM Stu A piece I wrote about Galaxy Zoo has made it onto ... Jul 19 2007, 05:44 AM nprev Heck, I'll skip a few steps...welcome to the N... Jul 19 2007, 11:20 AM David S. Statistics and "Show my Galaxies" are no... Jul 27 2007, 12:24 PM stevesliva The forums are up as well! Jul 27 2007, 06:02 PM Jyril QUOTE (stevesliva @ Jul 27 2007, 09:02 PM... Jul 27 2007, 06:58 PM Jyril Good they added the "unclear" option. Mo... Jul 27 2007, 06:29 PM djellison Well - there's 80,000 people who've signed... Jul 27 2007, 08:00 PM Stu The place is going crazy... spending so much time ... Jul 27 2007, 08:04 PM SkyeLab Nice update from Dr Chris Lintott on the project;
... Jan 8 2008, 11:55 AM remcook http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7543776.stm
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It's hard to believe it's... Nov 21 2008, 08:19 PM |
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