ACME Multimessenger Citizen Science: Training Event for Amateur Astronomers

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.

Hi Fabian,
Nice to hear about this new conference.
Do we (Me and Renaud) have to register? Do we have to send an abstract?
[If possible! there are only 2 ‘D’ in my name , not Three., Thanks]

Yes, please register. You don’t need to submit an abstract for this invited presentation. I have asked to correct your name.

Hi. Will you be posting the conference online as a research tool. Also, as some of the attendees will be scientists in their respective fields, it may be an idea to discuss ceating a reading list for any none scientific person

Yes, I hope that the recordings of the workshop will be made available. In the meantime, the presentations are already accessible: ACME Multimessenger Citizen Science: Training Event for Amateur Astronomers - Sciencesconf.org

The recordings of all presentations and hands-on sessions that took place during the workshop are now available on the link given above.