AAVSO’s Annual Campaign
Donate Now to Support Variable Star Education.
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Webinar | Taking the Pulse of the Stars
December 13, 2025 on Zoom | Click to Register
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They Might Be Hypergiants
AAVSO data has helped unveil the mysteries of Rho Cas and stars like it.
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A Universe of Opportunity: The Future of Small Telescope Science in the LSST Era
Each time a major sky survey comes online, the inevitable question arises: “Is this the end of amateur astronomy?”
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Discover the AAVSO
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Welcome to the conversation.
We are excited to announce a transition to a new forum system. The new system is modern, faster, and easier-to-use.
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The mission of the AAVSO is to enable anyone, anywhere to participate in scientific discovery through variable star astronomy. 

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AAVSO at a Glance

Variable Star Observations in Database:

7 6 , 9 5 2 , 1 3 8 and Counting ...

Last Observation Received:

53 min 58 sec ago by SHPI - Ian Sharp (GB)

SS Cyg   Dec 7.8342   11.145R

Plot SS Cyg light curve

Director’s Report for 2025-Q2
Dec 2
New User Profiles, Settings, and Search
Oct 22
New Data Usage Guidelines
Oct 7
Voting and Candidates for the 2025 AAVSO Board Election
Sep 18
An Invitation to Board Nominees
Aug 5
News Archives

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