www.galaxyzoo.org

[devany]

I thought some here may appreciate this. It's been posted on the BBC's web site, but it's got a global appeal.

From their web site:

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...project which harnesses the power of the internet - and your brain - to classify a million galaxies. By taking part, you'll not only be contributing to scientific research, but you'll view parts of the Universe that literally no-one has ever seen before and get a sense of the glorious diversity of galaxies that pepper the sky.

Why do we need you?
The simple answer is that the human brain is much better at recognising patterns than a computer can ever be. Any computer program we write to sort our galaxies into categories would do a reasonable job, but it would also inevitably throw out the unusual, the weird and the wonderful. To rescue these interesting systems which have a story to tell, we need you.
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Web site is at: http://www.galaxyzoo.org

regards

[bystander]

An interesting site for all you wannabe astronomers. Help classify millions of unclassified galaxies at http://www.galaxyzoo.org/.

Welcome to GalaxyZoo , the project which harnesses the power of the internet - and your brain - to classify a million galaxies. By taking part, you'll not only be contributing to scientific research, but you'll view parts of the Universe that literally no-one has ever seen before and get a sense of the glorious diversity of galaxies that pepper the sky.

Why do we need you?
The simple answer is that the human brain is much better at recognising patterns than a computer can ever be. Any computer program we write to sort our galaxies into categories would do a reasonable job, but it would also inevitably throw out the unusual, the weird and the wonderful. To rescue these interesting systems which have a story to tell, we need you.

GZ is now live! Go ahead and sign up to start classifying galaxies right away.

[craterchains]

, , , and if you do discover anything that is of value, that then?

This flies right in the face of those that say we humans can't see better than a computer, , , hmmmm!?!?!?!

Go figure, , , FOCLMAO

Norval