Participate in a sanctioned stargazing event, and you’ll earn a participation badge, one for each one you participate in. Earn 5 participation badges for your Astronomy Merit Badge and a bonus 100 Karma points. If you earn an additional 5 stargazing participation badges, you will earn your Expert Astronomer Merit Badge and a bonus 250 points.
NOTE: Events are not specific to individual badges. For example, if you observe event A, miss events B and C, but then observe event D, you earn stargazer1 and stargazer 2 badges. The next event you observe — even if you miss the next ten — will earn you the stargazer 3 badge. Astronomy opportunities are announced throughout the year, and it is expected that you will not be able to participate in every one, due to weather, geo location or timing.
REDEMPTION CODES:
1st event: stargazer1
2nd event: stargazer2
3rd event: stargazer3
4th event: stargazer4
5th event: stargazer5
REDEMPTION CODE for full-fledged merit badge after observing 5 events: starstruck
6th event: stargazer6
7th event: stargazer7
8th event: stargazer8
9th event: stargazer9
10th event: stargazer10
Expert Astronomer Merit Badge: expertastronomer
11th event: stargazer11
12th event: stargazer12
13th event: stargazer13
14th event: stargazer14
15th event: stargazer15
Galileo Expert Astronomer Merit Badge: galileo
