Speaker
Description
The Pan-African Citizen Science e-Lab (PACS e-Lab) was founded to engage the African public in citizen science and amateur astronomy research as a means of advancing space research and exploration, as well as enhancing space education and outreach. I have participated in the group’s various research activities and discovered asteroid 2021 RZ190. Additionally, I have conducted research on the double-star system WDS 23551+4601 SMA 209, located in the Andromeda constellation. Through our observations, supplemented by data from the Gaia Early Data Release 3 mission and historical records, we obtained new measurements of the position angle and separation. Our findings reveal a position angle of 18.9° and a separation of 7.762, indicating a discernible decrease from previous observations.
The success of this research shows that citizen scientists and amateur astronomers, even with limited knowledge of astronomy, can make significant contributions to astronomical research and peer-reviewed publications. PACS e-Lab is playing a major role in this area in Africa. During the conference, I will provide more details about my research experiences at PACS e-Lab.
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