The Faulkes Telescope Project is pleased to announce that we are collaborating with the HOYS citizen science project which aims to use the LCO telescopes to study young star and planet forming regions.

HOYS was a successful LCO Global Sky Partner last year, working with amateur astronomers on long-term photometric monitoring of young stellar clusters to find outbursting and other interesting objects for detailed follow up as well as the study of star and planet formation processes. This year, they are expanding their project to involve schools in this exciting research area, and aswell as access to the LCO 0.4m telescopes, eligible schools will be able to access the 2m Faulkes Telescopes through the Faulkes Telescope Project.

More information, including an application form can be found on the HOYS website – this would be a great project to start the school year with so have a look and be prepared to join a project that’s out-of-this-world!