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Scientific collaborations in astronomy between amateurs and professionals

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2011-01-05 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

As our successful Mons campaign to observe WR140 has shown, there is a strong interest among both amateur and professional astronomers to collaborate on specific scientific questions. I highlight here some recent examples of successful collaborations, and outline a number of areas of astronomy where Pro-Am collaborations are making a difference.

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@article{arxiv.1101.0684,
  title  = {Scientific collaborations in astronomy between amateurs and professionals},
  author = {Johan H. Knapen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.0684},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

7 pages, 2 figures, Published in proceedings of "Stellar Winds in Interaction", editors T. Eversberg and J.H. Knapen. Full proceedings volume is available on http://www.stsci.de/pdf/arrabida.pdf