Announcement: IASC celebrates 20 years of citizen science!

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The International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) is a citizen science program that provides high-quality astronomical data to citizen scientists around the world. These citizen scientists are able to make original astronomical discoveries and participate in hands-on astronomy. This service is provided at no cost!

Asteroid Search Campaigns are the primary focus of IASC. A "campaign" is a month-long event in which teams search for asteroids. If you are new and would like more information on the asteroid search campaigns, please use the Register link.

IASC participants around the world

IASC announcements

The All Bulgaria Asteroid Search Campaign, All Israel Asteroid Search Campaign, All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign, Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign, AstroSolo Asteroid Search Campaign, CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign, Centauri Astronomy Club Asteroid Search Campaign, Clube de Astronomia Atena Asteroid Search Campaign, Dr. Kalam Science Club Odisha Asteroid Search Campaign, Haus der Astronomie Asteroid Search Campaign, Hands-On Universe India Asteroid Search Campaign, Iran's 2nd School Student Asteroid Search Campaign, MARSG India - SA Citizen Science Group Asteroid Search Campaign, Memorivise STEAM Asteroid Search Campaign, NUCLIO Asteroid Search Campaign, Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign, SAA Asteroid Search Campaign, Saptarishi India-SKY Asteroid Search Campaign, SEDS Juniors Asteroid Search Campaign, SEDS Sri Lanka Asteroid Search Campaign, SEDS UOC Asteroid Search Campaign, Space Generation Advisory Council Asteroid Search Campaign, Smartcircuits Innovation Asteroid Search Campaign, Spaceonova Asteroid Search Campaign, StAnD Asteroid Search Campaign, STEM & Space Asteroid Search Campaign, and International Asteroid Search Campaign are now underway. Happy Hunting!

Current Teams: It is important that you understand how to use Astrometrica, identify true and false signatures (i.e., not all moving things are asteroids), and prepare a clean and accurate MPC report. Remember, the Quick Start Guide can help you with all of these goals. If you can do these things, your citizen science group will be successful in detecting new Main Belt asteroids and making important near-Earth object observations.

Original faint detections made by IASC citizen scientists

Preliminary

20258

Provisional

194

Upcoming IASC Campaigns

Start DateEnd DateCampaign Name
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 All Israel Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 All Turkey Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 International Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 China Skywatcher Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 Hands-On Universe India Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 MARSG India - SA Citizen Science Group Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 NUCLIO Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 Saptarishi India Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 Smartcircuits Innovation Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 StAnD Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 STEM & Space Asteroid Search Campaign
Monday, January 4, 2027 Thursday, January 28, 2027 Tamil Nadu Asteroid Search Campaign

If your citizen science group would like to participate in an IASC search campaign please visit the Registration page.

Campaigns usually fill up 30 days prior to their starting date.