Moon Zoo

Galaxy Zoo Astronomy Picture of the Day Wikipedia Zooniverse is a citizen science web portal owned and operated by the Citizen Science Alliance. The organization grew from the original Galaxy Zoo project and now hosts dozens of projects which allow volunteers to participate in scientific research. Unlike many early internet-based citizen science projects (such as SETI@home) which used spare computer processing power to analyse data, known as volunteer computing, Zooniverse projects require the active participation of human volunteers to complete research tasks. Projects have been drawn from disciplines including astronomy, ecology, cell biology, humanities, and climate science.[3] Active projects currently include: According to the Zooniverse site, these projects are now retired:

Stars at Yerkes Observatory Galaxy Zoo | A Zooniverse Project Blog Yerkes Observatory - Home Weekday Tours Visitors may tour Yerkes Observatory weekday mornings or afternoons throughout the year.Weekday Tour Schedule, July 2017 to May 2018:Jul 3 - Sep 1, 2017, 11 am, 12:30 pm and 2 pm, Monday through Friday. Sep 5 - Dec 29, 2017, 12:30 pm and 2 pm, Monday through Friday. Jan 2 - Mar 16, 2018, 2 pm, Monday through Friday. Mar 19 - May 23, 2018, 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm, Monday through Friday.LABOR DAY, Sep 4, 2017, 11 am and 12:30 pm only. PLEASE NOTE: NO DAYTIME TOURS WILL BE OFFERED ON MONDAY, AUG 21, 2017. Visitors will have the opportunity instead to safely view the partial solar eclipse from 11 am to 3 pm on the Observatory's south lawn with small telescopes.The Yerkes Gift Shop is open weekdays 11 am to 3 pm, and Saturdays 10 am to 1:30 pm.