[en] Amateur contributions to professional publications have increased exponentially over the last decades in the field of planetary astronomy. Here we review the different domains of the field in which collaborations between professional and amateur astronomers are effective and regularly lead to scientific publications.We discuss the instruments, detectors, software and methodologies typically used by amateur astronomers to collect the scientific data in the different domains of interest. Amateur contributions to the monitoring of planets and interplanetary matter, characterization of asteroids and comets, as well as the determination of the physical properties of Kuiper Belt Objects and exoplanets are discussed.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Mousis, O.; Institut UTINAM, CNRS/INSU, UMR 6213, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Besançon, Université de Franche-Comté
Hueso, R.; Departamento Física Aplicada I, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) ; , Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA(CSIC)
Beaulieu, J.-P.; Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, UMR7095, CNRS, Université Paris VI
Bouley, S.; Laboratoire GEOPS, UMR8148, Université Paris Sud ; , IMCCE, UMR8048, Observatoire de Paris
Carry, B.; European Space Astronomy Centre, ESA
Colas, F.; IMCCE, UMR8048, Observatoire de Paris
Klotz, A.; IRAP, Université de Toulouse UPS-OMP
Pellier, C.; French Astronomical Society (SAF), Commission of Planetary Observations
Petit, J.-M.; Institut UTINAM, CNRS/INSU, UMR 6213, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Besançon, Université de Franche-Comté
Rousselot, P.; Institut UTINAM, CNRS/INSU, UMR 6213, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Besançon, Université de Franche-Comté
Ali-Dib, M.; Institut UTINAM, CNRS/INSU, UMR 6213, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Besançon, Université de Franche-Comté
Beisker, W.; Institut UTINAM, CNRS/INSU, UMR 6213, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Besançon, Université de Franche-Comté ; , International Occultation Timing Association - European Section (IOTA-ES)
Birlan, M.; IMCCE, UMR8048, Observatoire de Paris
Buil, C.; Observatoire Castanet ; , Association T60
Delsanti, A.; CNRS, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR 7326, Aix Marseille Université ; , Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, LESIA
Frappa, E.; Euraster
Hammel, H. B.; AURA
Levasseur-Regourd, A. C.; UPMC (U. P. & M. Curie, Sorbonne Universités), LATMOS/CNRS
Orton, G. S.; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Sánchez-Lavega, A.; Departamento Física Aplicada I, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) ; , Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA(CSIC)
Santerne, A.; CAUP: Centro de Astrofísica, Universidade do Porto
Tanga, P.; Laboratoire Lagrange, UMR 7293, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
Vaubaillon, J.; IMCCE, UMR8048, Observatoire de Paris
Zanda, B.; Laboratoire de Minéralogie et Cosmochimie du Muséum, MNHN
Baratoux, D.; University of Toulouse, Geosciences Environnement Toulouse, UMR 5563
Böhm, T.; IRAP, Université de Toulouse UPS-OMP
Boudon, V.; Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 5209 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne
Bouquet, A.; IRAP, Université de Toulouse UPS-OMP
Buzzi, L.; Osservatorio Astronomico Schiaparelli
Dauvergne, J.-L.; AFA/Ciel et Espace ; , Association T60
Decock, Alice ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Delcroix, M.; French Astronomical Society (SAF), Commission of Planetary Observations
Drossart, P.; LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Univ. Paris-Diderot
Esseiva, N.; Association AstroQueyras
Fischer, G.; Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Fletcher, L. N.; Atmospheric, Oceanic, Planetary Physics, Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford
Foglia, S.; Astronomical Research Institute
Gómez-Forrellad, J. M.; Fundació Privada Observatori Esteve Duran
Guarro-Fló, J.; ARAS, Astronomical Ring for Access to Spectroscopy
Herald, D.; International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA)
Jehin, Emmanuel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Kugel, F.; Observatory Chante-Perdrix, Dauban
Lebreton, J.-P.; LPC2E, CNRS-Université dOrléans
Lecacheux, J.; LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Univ. Paris-Diderot
Leroy, A.; Association T60 ; , L'Uranoscope de l'Ile de France
Maquet, Laurent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique
Masi, G.; The Virtual Telescope Project
Maury, A.; San Pedro de Atacama Celestial Explorations
Meyer, Fanny ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > LENTIC
Pérez-Hoyos, S.; Departamento Física Aplicada I, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) ; , Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA(CSIC)
Rajpurohit, A. S.; Institut UTINAM, CNRS/INSU, UMR 6213, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Besançon, Université de Franche-Comté
Rinner, C.; Observatoire Oukaimeden
Rogers, J. H.; JUPOS team and British Astronomical Association, Burlington House
Roques, F.; LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Univ. Paris-Diderot
Schmude, R. W.; Gordon State College
Sicardy, B.; Institut d'Astrophysique, de Géophysique et d'Océanographie, Université de Liège
Tregon, B.; Association T60 ; Laboratoire Ondes et Matière d'Aquitaine, CNRS-Université de Bordeaux1
Vanhuysse, M.; OverSky
Wesley, A.; Astronomical Society of Australia, Canberra Astronomical Society
Widemann, T.; LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Univ. Paris-Diderot)
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