Complete 500 classifications on a Zooniverse project
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
Researchers have more galaxies, wildlife photographs and old manuscripts than they can ever examine, so they ask volunteers to help sort them. You do real science from a laptop, and now and then a volunteer spots something nobody has seen before.
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How to start
- Browse the Zooniverse project list and pick a subject you are curious about.
- Work through the project tutorial and make your first ten classifications.
- Create a free account so your count is tracked, and keep going to 500.
Where to go
We opened this link on 6 October 2026 and found it to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. Projects run over months and stall without a rhythm, so the plan sets milestones you can see.
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