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I've been involved in many professional development activities and this is by far the best one I've ever done

Chelen Johnson

IDYL/Rebull

IDYL/Rebull

IDYL is the IDentification of YSOs in the Lagoon Nebula. This team is looking for known and new YSOs in M8, the Lagoon Nebula.

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Our Participants Talk About NITARP

  • Mark

    I kept wishing this program had been available when I was a kid. Wanting to be a scientist, I had no role model or support and never pursued it.

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    To be the first group to perform such calculations is an experience of a lifetime.

  • Thompson

    I think that the most surprising thing about it was how young everyone was! I absolutely did not expect that, maybe because the amateur community is so much older by comparison, and is mainly composed of retired people.