Vera C. Rubin Observatory Documentation for Citizen Science#
Important
This documentation area is under development and only in the early stages of design. It should not be used nor consulted for information at this time.
The currently active documentation is available at Rubin Observatory Citizen Science.
This site provides information about the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s support for Citizen Science projects. Citizen science provides the opportunity for the public to participate in cutting-edge research while also providing a unique and valuable method for analysizing Rubin data for researchers. Rubin works in partnership with the Zooniverse to support members of the science community to build successful projects.
The public excitement, interest and time is a valuable resource to all Rubin based citizen science projects. Our guide here aims to respect the public’s time and interest. We thank our project leads for your efforts to adhere to the best practices and guidelines and support you in giving back to the public at large as we share the Rubin Observatory with the world.
If you are interested in volunteering as a member of the public, please visit rubinobservatory.org/explore/citizen-science.
Citizen Science project guide#
The following is a guide to building a Citizen Science project using Rubin data on the Zooniverse platform. The Zooniverse project builder is also a great resource for getting started.
Tutorials#
The following information includes tutorials for Citizen Science.
We also include a description of the rubin.citsci package, which includes the workhorse tools for citizen science with Rubin.
Resources#
The following is information is provided to get additional support for Citizen Science.
Documentation project information#
Below includes information on this documentation project and how to contribute to it.