The Galaxy Zoo Project.
The Galaxy Zoo files contain almost a quarter of a million galaxies which have been imaged with a camera attached to a robotic telescope (the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, no less). In order to understand how these galaxies — and our own — formed, we need your help to classify them according to their shapes — a task at which your brain is better than even the fastest computer.
More than 200,000 people have taken part in Galaxy Zoo so far, producing a wealth of valuable data and sending telescopes on Earth and in space chasing after their discoveries. Zoo 2 focuses on the nearest, brightest and most beautiful galaxies, so to begin exploring the Universe, click the ‘How To Take Part’ link above, or read ‘The Story So Far’ to find out what Galaxy Zoo has achieved to date.
Thanks for your help, and happy classifying.
The Galaxy Zoo team.
Galaxy Zoo.
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I was addicted to this about 6 months ago, it can be somewhat trance inducing.
At least I'm housebroken.
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New project. http://www.galaxyzoo.org/
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A great source of desktop wallpaper.
Also a very, very dangerous place to visit if you have a project deadline looming.
Also a very, very dangerous place to visit if you have a project deadline looming.
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Re: Galaxy Zoo.
You utter, utter bastard. As if I don't have enough things to waste time on already 
5 hours of my life that I'm never going to get back
5 hours of my life that I'm never going to get back
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Win.ghatanothoa wrote:You utter, utter bastard. As if I don't have enough things to waste time on already
5 hours of my life that I'm never going to get back
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Be honest... if it wasn't that, it would be something else.ghatanothoa wrote:You utter, utter bastard. As if I don't have enough things to waste time on already
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truePappa wrote:Be honest... if it wasn't that, it would be something else.ghatanothoa wrote:You utter, utter bastard. As if I don't have enough things to waste time on already
5 hours of my life that I'm never going to get back
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Thankfully it doesn't seem to be running on my flash hating ubuntu machine, otherwise I'd probably be all over it.
At least I'm housebroken.
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