[Chaos-l] Re-blog from Wired: Amateurs doing real science...

[Jon Stewart-Taylor]

Reblog from Wired:

> Amateur and professional astronomers have produced a star catalog  
> that provides detailed information on more than 42 million stars,  
> many of which are accurately mapped for the first time in history.


http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/42-million-stars/

Pretty cool.

J.
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