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Level One: Become a pulsar data analyst.  If you are a high school student or STEM teacher, or an undergraduate student or faculty, then we invite you to join the PSC and help us discover new pulsars!  Twice each year we host a 6-week online workshop. Each week, you'll learn something new about pulsars and how to analyze discovery data. By the end you should be a certified pulsar hunter. You can also elect to complete the course asynchronously, using our forums or Slack channel to post homework and ask questions. It's more fun to join the workshops and participate in weekly live chats with cool astronomers and mentors, but we know it's not always possible.

College Credit:  If you are a high school Junior or Senior you can also register for  3 hours of college credit from West Virginia University.

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• Getting Started
• Pulsar FAQ
• PSC Manuals
• Examples
• Practice Plots
• Gotcha Plots
• DM/ATNF Checker
• 20 Meter How-to
• PSC Certification Course Notes
• Webchat or Visit Request Form

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