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July 13, 2007 06:00  by Kris Abel

Galaxy ZooI've always wanted to donate my eyes to science (in exchange for bionic ones of course) and now, in a way, I can. Galaxy Zoo is a new scientific web project that is looking to recruit visitors to help visually sort through the millions of galaxies captured by deep space photographs taken from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Yes, they have computers that are scanning and analyzing the photo data, but as it turns out they are no match for the human eye when it comes to identifying patterns. Galaxy Zoo is hoping to get your eyes to look at sections of the photo record and help pick out which galaxies are eliptical (like a football) or spiral (like a pinwheel). There's also a chance that you'll come across a strange or uknown cosmic body that will be set aside for professional study. No, you don't get to name the galaxies you identify, it's just a chance to help out in the effort to understand the breadth nature of our universe.

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