# Getting to know and understand Citizen Observatories and Citizen Science initiatives

- [I want to understand what Citizen Observatories are by learning about their characteristics](/getting-to-know-and-understand-citizen-observatories-and-citizen-science-initiatives/i-want-to-understand-what-citizen-observatories-are-by-learning-about-their-characteristics.md)
- [I want to understand what Citizen Observatories are by learning about the history of COs](/getting-to-know-and-understand-citizen-observatories-and-citizen-science-initiatives/i-want-to-understand-what-citizen-observatories-are-by-learning-about-the-history-of-cos.md)