General questions about the concept

• by eleys

  Hello !

  I could not find a detailed "about" section, so I am going to post my questions here ! I hope someone can answer it.

  1. Did this website already lead to real lensed object discovery by a non specialist ? What happens in that case, is the "discoverer" notified that his guess was right ? What happens to the new discovery ? (is it studied by specialists right away, does it get a new poetic name, ... ? )
  2. How comes some objects appear in "candidates" and in "simulation" on the profile page ?
  3. How can I know if a "candidate" I found has already been examined by some other members and spotted as a candidate ?
  4. Is it possible that some of the images we review have never been examined by a human being before and only by computers ?

  Thank you very much !

  Posted May 11, 2013 7:20 AM