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Citizen Astronomy

Sir Patrick Moore explains how amateur astronomers can play a part in helping to sort out which images captured by space missions are important and interesting.

Amateur astronomers are scanning the night skies looking for asteroids, comets and supernovae, and making vital discoveries in our quest for knowledge. Meanwhile, space missions produce millions of images, but who is to say which ones are truly unusual and interesting? It's a job that computers struggle with, but one in which humans excel. This, more than ever, is the age of the amateur astronomer and Sir Patrick Moore tells us how we can all play a part whilst also enjoying the beautiful cosmos.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 10 Apr 2012 23:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Patrick Moore
Presenter Chris Lintott
Series Producer Jane Fletcher
Executive Producer William Lyons
Reporter Paul G Abel
Reporter Pete Lawrence
Reporter Chris North

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