Cool Neighbors: Combining Artificial Intelligence and Citizen Science to Chart the Sun’s Cosmic Neighborhood

Cool Neighbors: Combining Artificial Intelligence and Citizen Science to Chart the Sun’s Cosmic Neighborhood

In this case study, we describe the design and implementation of the Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors citizen science project, which combines image-level deep learning with Zooniverse-hosted online crowdsourcing to mine large astronomical sky maps for rare celestial objects called “brown dwarfs.” Spe...

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Main Authors: Aaron Meisner, Dan Caselden, Austin Humphreys, Grady Robbins, Eden Schapera, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Adam Schneider, L. Clifton Johnson, Marc Kuchner, Jacqueline Faherty, Sarah Casewell, Federico Marocco, Adam Burgasser, Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2024-12-01
Series:Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
Subjects:
astronomy
citizen science
neural networks
image analysis
zooniverse
brown dwarfs
Online Access:https://account.theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/index.php/up-j-cstp/article/view/737
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