<p>It depends, as you say, on the subject matter. For instance, images useful in variable star study can be provided to the AAVSO <a href="http://www.aavso.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.aavso.org/</a> and images relating to asteroids can be provided to the IAU Minor Planet Center. <a href="http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/</a> Other subject matter will be accepted elsewhere.</p>

<p>However, for the images to be useful in scientific fields, you will need to comply with the submission instructions, which a casual snap probably will not comply with. On the MPC guide for beginners there is a list of 44 technical suggestions for submitting scientific data: <a href="http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/info/Astrometry.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/info/Astrometry.html</a> The AAVSO has a tutorial in six chapters on photometry using a DSLR camera (and another for astro CCD cameras) <a href="http://www.citizensky.org/content/dslr-documentation-and-reduction" rel="nofollow">http://www.citizensky.org/content/dslr-documentation-and-reduction</a></p>

<p>If you just want to get it out there and have people comment on what is in it, post it to Google+.</p>

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<p>I have some image data that may be interesting to someone, somewhere, but I don't know who to contact or notify.</p>

<p>I would imagine it would depend on the type of data, but maybe there is a central place people can contact?</p>

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If I have amateur astrophotography image data that might be of scientific value, what should I do?
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# If I have amateur astrophotography image data that might be of scientific value, what should I do?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-17)

I have some image data that may be interesting to someone, somewhere, but I don't know who to contact or notify.

I would imagine it would depend on the type of data, but maybe there is a central place people can contact?

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> **username_1**: if my answer is helpful, perhaps consider accepting it?  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-17. Score: 3

It depends, as you say, on the subject matter. For instance, images useful in variable star study can be provided to the AAVSO <http://www.aavso.org/> and images relating to asteroids can be provided to the IAU Minor Planet Center. <http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/> Other subject matter will be accepted elsewhere.

However, for the images to be useful in scientific fields, you will need to comply with the submission instructions, which a casual snap probably will not comply with. On the MPC guide for beginners there is a list of 44 technical suggestions for submitting scientific data: <http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/info/Astrometry.html> The AAVSO has a tutorial in six chapters on photometry using a DSLR camera (and another for astro CCD cameras) <http://www.citizensky.org/content/dslr-documentation-and-reduction>

If you just want to get it out there and have people comment on what is in it, post it to Google+.


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