猎星人计划的灵感来源于星系动物园计划。星系动物园计划成立于2007年，旨在帮助科研人员将哈勃望远镜观测到的星系分类——正是那种机器无法胜任而对于人类轻而易举的麻烦活。

Planet Hunters grew out of Galaxy Zoo, which was set up in 2007 to help researchers classify galaxies spotted by hubble-just the sort of fuzzy task that machines struggle with but humans excel at.

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