Become a citizen scientist: Reef monitoring training in Gualo Rai

Become a citizen scientist: Reef monitoring training in Gualo Rai

BAILEY Warren, a coral reef fellow of the Coral Reef Initiative, invites “citizen scientists” to a free Eyes of the Reef training opportunity on April 25, at the Learning Center

Citizen scientists map space from their backyards with this global telescope network

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In the quiet suburb of Monterrey, Mexico, Iván Venzor sat down for dinner with his family while a telescope just a few meters away captured something extraordinary—a distant Jupiter-sized planet briefly passing in front of a star. The flicker of light was too quick to see with the naked eye, but thanks to Venzor’s telescope, the moment was recorded and shared with researchers around the world. “It’s effortles…