Galaxy Hunter

Few have seen what you are about to see! Help classify galaxies by their shape using NASA images in this long-running project. You may be the first to see and identify a new galaxy!

How do I get started? Just go the the Zooniverse Project Page.

How much time will this take? This is a low time commitment. Spend as little or as much time as you like mapping looking for galaxies!

How do I expand this narrative arc? If science or astronomy is in your narrative arc, consider building on this interest with one of the following:

• See our post about becoming a Planet Hunter and looking fo the next Planet Earth

• If you are ready for a bigger time commitment (and for greater impact), become a ham radio enthusiast and organize a time for your science class to Talk To Astronauts on the International Space Station! Really!

• Look decades into the future and compete with students across the world to design the best space settlement.

HOT TIP: This is a great little project to kick off or complement a general interest in astronomy Make sure to build on this project with some larger and more time-intensive commitments in these interest areas like the Talk To Astronauts project.