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What role will there be for amateur astronomers, since everything will have been discovered by LSST? What’s left for us to find?

April 26, 2017amateur astronomers Left lsst

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What role will there be for amateur astronomers, since everything will have been discovered by LSST? What’s left for us to find?

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While discovery space may be closed by LSST and its predecessors, overwhelming new opportunities will open for follow-up. LSST saturates at magnitude 16, well within the reach of many well-equipped amateurs. Tens of thousands of alerts per night will point to surprises to be understood and monitored. In addition, the open database will provide a limitless playground for data mining and exploring.