Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award

E441585

astronomy award science outreach award

The Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award is an honor presented by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to recognize outstanding contributions by amateur astronomers in engaging the public with astronomy.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Astronomical Society of the Pacific awards program	1
Awards of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	1
Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4467714 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award
Context triple: [Astronomical Society of the Pacific, awards, Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award]

A. Steven A. Coons Award
The Steven A. Coons Award is a prestigious ACM SIGGRAPH honor recognizing outstanding lifetime contributions to the fields of computer graphics and interactive techniques.
B. American Astronomical Society Education Prize
The American Astronomical Society Education Prize is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to astronomy education and the public understanding of astronomy.
C. Carl Sagan Memorial Award
The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy and space science recognizing outstanding contributions to the public understanding and exploration of the cosmos.
D. Philip J. Klass Award
The Philip J. Klass Award is an honor given for outstanding contributions to scientific skepticism and critical inquiry, named after the prominent UFO skeptic Philip J. Klass.
E. Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
The Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy is a prestigious annual award given by the American Astronomical Society to recognize outstanding contributions to observational or theoretical astronomy by a young astronomer.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award
Target entity description: The Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award is an honor presented by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to recognize outstanding contributions by amateur astronomers in engaging the public with astronomy.

A. Steven A. Coons Award
The Steven A. Coons Award is a prestigious ACM SIGGRAPH honor recognizing outstanding lifetime contributions to the fields of computer graphics and interactive techniques.
B. American Astronomical Society Education Prize
The American Astronomical Society Education Prize is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to astronomy education and the public understanding of astronomy.
C. Carl Sagan Memorial Award
The Carl Sagan Memorial Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy and space science recognizing outstanding contributions to the public understanding and exploration of the cosmos.
D. Philip J. Klass Award
The Philip J. Klass Award is an honor given for outstanding contributions to scientific skepticism and critical inquiry, named after the prominent UFO skeptic Philip J. Klass.
E. Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
The Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy is a prestigious annual award given by the American Astronomical Society to recognize outstanding contributions to observational or theoretical astronomy by a young astronomer.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (28)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomy award ⓘ science outreach award ⓘ
administeredBy	Astronomical Society of the Pacific ⓘ
awardFor	education and public engagement in astronomy ⓘ public astronomy outreach ⓘ
category	amateur astronomy ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibleRecipients	amateur astronomers ⓘ
field	astronomy ⓘ
fieldOfWorkOfRecipients	amateur astronomy outreach ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasRecipientType	group ⓘ individual ⓘ
inception	2009 ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Las Cumbres Observatory ⓘ
partOf	Astronomical Society of the Pacific awards program ⓘ
presentedAt	Astronomical Society of the Pacific annual meeting ⓘ linked to: Astronomical Society of the Pacific
presentedBy	Astronomical Society of the Pacific ⓘ
purpose	to honor amateur astronomers who engage the public with astronomy ⓘ to recognize outstanding contributions in public outreach in astronomy ⓘ
selectionCriteria	demonstrated impact on public understanding of astronomy ⓘ sustained commitment to astronomy outreach ⓘ
sponsor	Las Cumbres Observatory ⓘ
typicalVenueOfOutreach	community organizations ⓘ public events ⓘ schools ⓘ
website	https://astrosociety.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Astronomical Society of the Pacific → awards → Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award ⓘ

Klumpke-Roberts Award → partOf → Astronomical Society of the Pacific awards program ⓘ

linked to: Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award

Klumpke-Roberts Award → hasCategory → Awards of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific ⓘ