ACME Multimessenger Citizen Science: Training Event for Amateur Astronomers
Online, 10th June 2025
Would you like to help search for some of the most extreme astronomical phenomena in the Universe? Multimessenger astrophysics uses coordinated observations of short-lived ‘transient’ astronomical events, combining visual data from telescopes with gravitational waves, gamma rays, and neutrino particles from the explosive activity, death, and merging of stars and black holes!
This hands-on virtual workshop aims to allow the amateur astronomy community to engage with professional multi-messenger research communities and to learn about tools they can use to contribute to astrophysics research on multimessenger & transient events through citizen science. The workshop will consist of talks, demonstrations and hands-on tutorials from both professional and amateur astronomers to inform the amateur astronomy community on best practices, get them accustomed to what the research community needs in terms of data, and explore the tools available to capture/store/utilise that data. There are no requirements* to take part beyond having access to a telescope (of any size) and, of course, enthusiasm!
Registration opens on 17th March 2025 and remains open until 6th June 2025.