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Financial rewards for amateur astronomers

by astronut Sep 18, 2020 4 Comments 4 Links

#asteroid, #atronomy, #earth, #et, #human, #life, #mining, #planet, #space,

Finding habitable planets costs the Kepler projects billions, how about outsourcing this and other tasks like finding minable asteroids and pay them for their discoveries.

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Mike on September 18, 2020 at 11:01 am
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Idea: Financial rewards for amateur astronomers
Link: https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/2...
Don’t hold your breath for NASA to give any money out – you need the Planetary Society and SCI GUY as they dish out lots for awards for asteroid discovery. https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/2019-shoemaker-neo-grant-winners

The Planetary Society Awards Nearly $58,000 to Amateur Asteroid…
Link: https://www.planetary.org/press-

The Planetary Society is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Shoemaker Near Earth Object (NEO) Grant program.

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HADRIAN ION on September 18, 2020 at 10:59 am
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Idea: Financial rewards for amateur astronomers
Link: https://britastro.org/about-awards...
£250 for the Patrick Moore prize, so that’s a start. Come on NASA and ESA, save your selves some money and offer a prize.

About the BAA: Awards and Medals | British Astronomical Association
Link: https://britastro.org/about-awar

Early in the new year Council considers nominations for the Association’s Medals and Awards. If any members wish to nominate a fellow member for some notable contribution, please send a suitably worded citation to the Business Secretary. All nominations must be in writing and signed by two sponsor... Read more

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8-BIT BOBBY on September 18, 2020 at 10:57 am
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Idea: Financial rewards for amateur astronomers
Link: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news-display...
Post your nominations here https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news-display.cfm?News_ID=806 there is no prize though as far as I know. Great idea btw.

news-display.cfm?News_ID=806
Link: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/ne

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific needs your nominations for their annual awards! Help gain recognition for a fellow praiseworthy astronomer’s hard work, like an astronomical mentor, a fellow amateur who has accomplished incredible scientific work, or your club’s outreach superstar! Two o... Read more

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Munch on September 18, 2020 at 10:56 am
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Idea: Financial rewards for amateur astronomers
Link: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news...
Zooniverse do an award thing, but no financial incentive for amateurs to point their scopes at stuff the world wants to find. Shame.

Planet Hunter Wins Amateur Research Award - Sky & Telescope
Link: https://skyandtelescope.org/astr

Darryll LaCourse wins the 2016 AAS Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award for his date-mining of Kepler data as part of Planet Hunters, in Zooniverse.

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