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The Pulsar Search Collaboratory is a joint effort between WVU and the Green Bank Observatory in Green Bank, WV to involve high-school students throughout the country in searching for pulsars using the Green Bank Telescope, the largest telescope in the United States and the largest fully steerable telescope in the world!
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\r\nFederal funding for the GBT is being dramatically reduced and we must purchase time on the telescope to guarantee the continuation of this program. One minute of time on the telescope is $30. This is enough to take a confirmation observation of a pulsar candidate found by the students. One half-hour of time is $875. This is enough for a half-hour of pulsar search data. One hour of time at $1750 will provide pulsar search data covering roughly 60 independent sky positions. All donors will be listed on our website as supporters. Donors of $30 or more will receive a DVD of \"little green men\", a documentary about the program, and donors of $875 or more will be acknowledged in refereed publications about the program.
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\r\nThis program has had a dramatic effect on the interests of participating students, with many going into science and technology careers. Please help grow a new generation of scientists!<\/p>\r\n\r\n

For more information please take a look at lgmfilm.com<\/a> and pulsarsearchcollaboratory.com<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","email":"AnnualGiving@wvuf.org","other":"https:\/\/give.wvu.edu\/?n=21","contactContent":"

If you have questions, please contact Annual Giving at AnnualGiving@wvuf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","youtube":null,"image":"https:\/\/give.wvu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2017-07\/psccamp2016_1.jpg","funds":[{"scalar":"","giveControl":{"scalar":"","fund":"2W1115","levels":["30","60","120","875","1750"]},"description":null,"title":"Center for Gravitational Waves & Cosmology Discretionary","showOther":"1"}]}