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Global Sky Partners

The goal of the Global Sky Partners program is to inspire students, teachers and the public around the world to engage in scientific endeavors. Through this opportunity, LCO particularly aims to inspire audiences in under-represented communities and the developing world, who would not normally be able to take part in programs involving professional scientific equipment.

LCO annually provides over 1,000 hours of observing time on our telescope network to educational organizations. The Global Sky Partners are a diverse group of educators and scientists who run their own fully-supported education projects and investigations using our telescopes.

Call for 2023 Global Sky Partners is now open. Deadline: 26 May 2023 at 23:00 UTC.
Simons Foundation
Moore Foundation

Global Sky Partners is supported by the Simons Foundation and the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation

View our 2021-2022 report
Active Partners 28
Student Publications 97

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Current Global Sky Partners

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Black Hole Consortium

NWA Black Hole Consortium will develop an interactive educational module (including astronomical observations)  on “Frontiers of Science: black holes”, aimed at the 10-12-year-old age group, we will stimulate interest in …

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Gee Whiz Astronomy Modeling

Gee-Whiz Astronomy Modeling (GWAM) collects small group of students, teachers, and scientists, for astronomy education projects supported by Global Hands-on Universe. Participants live and study in the UK, Spain, Chile, …

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Hunting Outbursting Young Stars (HOYS)

HOYS is a citizen science project working with amateur astronomers. They provide  observational data for our star and planet formation research. HOYS as an LCO Global Sky partner will engage …

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ORBYTS: Refining Exoplanet Ephemerides

ORBYTS (Original Research by Young Twinkle Students) is an educational programme in which secondary school pupils (16-17 y/o) work on scientific research linked to the Twinkle Space Mission under the …

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PETeR

Proyecto Educativo con Telescopios Robóticos (PETeR) - An Educational Project with Robotic Telescopes. PETeR is an enquiry-based online lab which aims to familiarize the Spanish educational …