Not yet received
What are you using (or planning to use) the data provided by your photometer for?
Research (conference, journal, thesis ...)
Outreach about light pollution (talk, poster, ...)
Dark site certification
I am not using these data
Was the price right?
Do you participate to contribute and help the scientific research?
Which of the following categories identifies you the most?
Yes
Can you briefly describe the problem? Did you experience damages in the photometer?
How often do you check the photometer data on average?
To start I have some questions about you and your involvement in the TESS network
Is your photometer working?
Hi photometer host, nice to meet you!
Perfect, really good news!
Once a week
Care very little
Did you join the TESS network to have the possibility to do something new?
Partially
How regularly do you participate in citizen science projects?
Yearly
Neutral
Does the photometer represent an opportunity for you to perform better than others in some respects?
Good to have you on board!
No, damaged
Never
Daily
Would you be willing to pay for it?
Let's talk now more specifically on the topic of this questionnaire. I ask you to answer my questions thinking about your motivations in hosting the photometer.
Are you interested in topics related to night sky brightness?
Curious
A bit
Do you think your participation is an opportunity to challenge yourself?
How passionate are you about the TESS network initiative?
Not at all
Do you have evidence that data collected from the network has been used by researchers?
More than one time each week
Great! I finished my introductory questions!
Exactly
I would like to ask you some questions about your motivations in hosting the TESS photometer. Don't worry, it will take only around 10 minutes! Thank you for your contribution!
Now, talking about your photometer
Oh, I'm sad to hear that
Once a month
Did you pay to obtain the photometer?
How much do you expect to learn from your participation to the TESS network?
Monthly
Weekly or more often
Don't care
Very curious
Not influenced
Have you ever done night sky brightness measurement before (e.g. with other photometers)?
Once/Twice
Do you believe your participation allows you to gain recognition and status?
Yes a little
How much are you interested in downloading, exploring or using data collected from other photometers in the TESS network?
Something
Not a lot
Do you expect something in return from your participation to the TESS network?
Nothing
Great payoff
Not enough
Is your participation to the network influenced by the desire to meet people with similar interests?
How much do you see your participation in the TESS network as a good thing to do?
How much do you see your participation as a possibility to raise public awareness to the topic of this project?
Mostly
Professional astronomers
Almost nothing
Somehow
By joining the TESS network, do you feel part of something worthwhile?
Influenced
Definitely
Public administrations
I don't know
Before I let you go, I'd like to tell you something more about this survey. This survey is designed for the ACTION project and the gathered data will be used in a broader analysis of motivations in citizen science project! More info about ACTION here
Email at coney@cefriel.com
Considerable payoff
A little
Mostly for other reasons
Do you participate for the possibility to make data about night sky brightness more accessible?
Thank you for your answers and for your time! Keep fighting for the stars!
Amateur astronomers
Astrotourism
So we can start the questionnaire!
If you want to know more about me send us an email and we will recontact you!
Strongly influenced
Astronomical outreach (museum,...)
Light pollution fighters
Please check the photometer when you have time!
Also, I forgot to present myself! I'm Coney, the CONversational survEY agent, and I love administering surveys chatting with users.
Does your participation to the TESS Network represent an opportunity to do something meaningful?
A few participants
I was suggested to
Other
You are doing great! Let's proceed with some different questions
ACTION project website
Awesome! We've almost done, so don't leave me now!
To what degree were you obliged to participate?
Well done! I have only the last set of questions for you
Female
Does your participation to the TESS network make you feel good about yourself?
The price was too high
No one
It was my own choice
In your own words, what is the main motivation why you decided to host a photometer?
Prefer not to answer
Do you know other people participating to the network?
How much are you motivated in participating to the TESS network?
A number of people
It was mandatory for me
Male
The price was right
It was cheap
To which gender identity do you most identify?
How old are you?
over 64
No, not yet installed