Write for us!
-
For Email Newsletters you can trust -
Recent Posts
Categories
Citizen Scientists League on Twitter
Meta
Alpha Particle Spark Counter (Part 2)
This section of the paper describes the concluding experiments of the multiple-wire anode spark counter designed to detect alpha (α) particles. Read more [...]
NASA on the Upcoming Annular Eclipse
On Sunday, May 20th, the Moon will pass in front of the sun, transforming sunbeams across the Pacific side of Earth into fat crescents and thin rings of light. Read more [...]
Posted in Astronomy, Breaking News, Space
Tagged Annular eclipse, solar eclipse, total eclipse
Leave a comment
Why some scientists avoid any public outreach
Although it's easy to forget this fact, science often needs to make its case to the general public. Read more [...]This Week at Hilton Pond (1-10 May 2012)—“West Virginia Wildflower Portfolio (Spring 2012)”
The first week in May we're always in southern West Virginia, banding birds and lecturing for the New River Birding & Nature Festival. In 2012 we actually got to go on a field trip that resulted in our lifer Cerulean Warbler AND provided ample opportunity to shoot lots of nature images. Read more [...]
Posted in Biology, Botany, Photography, This Week at Hilton Pond
Leave a comment
Can a Mandarin and a Mallard Find Happiness Together?
There was the usual assortment of wild and domestic mallard colorations, but nothing that would indicate a cross with anything as colorful as a Mandarin. It is claimed that Mandarins have produced hybrid offspring with mallards in captivity, but Mandarin hybrids in the wild are very rare. Read more [...]
Posted in Biology, Ornithology, Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Leave a comment
Radio and Optical Correlation of the Sun, Part 1
This project was conceived while I was a student (Astronomy) at Suffolk Community College / Vanderbilt Planetarium, circa early 1970s (studying under Dr. Lionel Daniels). Read more [...]
Posted in Amateur Radio, Astronomy, Projects
2 Comments
Overcoming a Microscope’s Shallow Depth of Focus
One of the most frustrating aspects of imaging through a microscope is the shallow depth of focus, especially at higher magnifications. Now, thanks to the wonderful world of software, this problem can be virtually eliminated. Read more [...]
Posted in Best Practices, Biology, Instrumentation, Microbiology, Microscopy, Research Tools
2 Comments
Citizen Science Musings: Buckminster Fuller and the Utopian Impulse
"Bucky" in many ways exemplified many of the values of the amateur scientist. Although he did not have a "base" at any university or corporation, it could truly be said of him that the world was his laboratory. Read more [...]
Posted in Breaking News, Community
Leave a comment
Counting Dead Bugs on Dutch License Plates
People were asked to count the dead bugs on their number plates after driving and share that information with biologist Arnold Van Vliet via a website. Since the initial call-out, more than 600 people have taken part. Read more [...]
Posted in Amateur Science, Biology, Entomology, Environment, Projects
Leave a comment
“We Need A Crash Course in Citizen Science”
Clearly what we need is a crash course in citizen science. A way to humanize science so that it can be both appreciated and judged by an informed citizenry. A way of teaching and writing about science that engages the public while it informs them, but does not overwhelm them. Read more [...]