Australian National University (ANU) invites civilian scientists to join the search for exploding stars, called supernovae, by which scientists measure the Universe.
This week, this invitation was voiced by Professor Brian Cox. The distance from the supernova to the Earth is measured by the light disappearing from the exploding star.
Supernovae - so bright explosions, equivalent to 100 million billion billion billions of lightning. Therefore, they are used as markers to calculate the growth of space and the causes of the acceleration of expansion.
The ANU project will allow civilian scientists to use a web portal on Zooniverse.org to search for images from the 1.3-meter SkyMapper telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory. This is the only telescope that conducts a comprehensive review of the southern sky, looking for supernovae and other interesting transitional events at such distances.
Those who discover new supernovae will be recognized as co-discoveries. At the opening of each new object will be counted the first 3 civilian scientists whose names fall into the lists of the International Astronomical Union.
