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	The Jewel in the Crown May 1, 2024 \| By Tim Lyster It’s been 78 years since T Coronae Borealis’ last outburst. Astronomers are gearing up for the Blaze Star’s next show.

	Director's Report for 2024-Q1 April 20, 2024 \| By Brian Kloppenborg Results of the 2024 annual fundraising campaign, progress towards our strategic goals, and the 2023 Annual Report.

	Sun, Meet Moon April 5, 2024 \| By Tim Lyster This month's total eclipse will be visible for millions of people.xxx

	Update on SNEWS Campaign March 21, 2024 \| By Tim Lyster There are still stars to be claimed in this important citizen science project.

	Director's Report for 2023-Q4 January 16, 2024 \| By Brian Kloppenborg Highlights from the AAVSO’s 112th Annual Meeting, an announcement regarding our 2024 Strategic Plan, and several important decisions from the Board of Directors.

	Star Light, Star Bright December 19, 2023 \| By Tim Lyster & George Silvis How backyard observers can help unlock the secrets of supernovae.

	Cleaning Up VSD November 16, 2023 \| By Sebastián Otero & Tim Lyster Inconsistencies in the WBVR catalog magnitudes adopted in the Variable Star Database were causing issues for our observers. A major clean-up was in order.

	Director's Report for 2023-Q3 October 12, 2023 \| By Brian Kloppenborg In the third quarter, the staff are making the final preparations for the AAVSO’s 112th Annual Meeting, there's a new marketing hire, an audit of the organization's technical infrastructure, and the creation of a Strategic Plan Evaluation Working Group.

	Shattering Shapley’s Universe October 6, 2023 \| By Tim Lyster A century ago, Edwin Hubble’s photographic observations of a Cepheid variable settled the vexing question of the day: Our Milky Way is not the entire universe.

	Director's Report for 2023-Q2 August 1, 2023 \| By Brian Kloppenborg Our executive director presents the results of our annual campaign, improvements to our technological infrastructure, two recent meetings that are helping define AAVSO’s scientific future, three science highlights, and a few events he attended.

	Director's Report for 2023-Q1 May 2, 2023 \| By Brian Kloppenborg In this inaugural post of his director's report, Brian reflects on Sara Beck's departure, the annual campaign, the Data Quality Taskforce, AAVSO in the Sky Survey Era, and a collaboration with CHARA.

	The Jewel in the Crown May 1, 2024 \| By Tim Lyster It’s been 78 years since T Coronae Borealis’ last outburst. Astronomers are gearing up for the Blaze Star’s next show.

	Director's Report for 2024-Q1 April 20, 2024 \| By Brian Kloppenborg Results of the 2024 annual fundraising campaign, progress towards our strategic goals, and the 2023 Annual Report.

	Sun, Meet Moon April 5, 2024 \| By Tim Lyster This month's total eclipse will be visible for millions of people.xxx

	Update on SNEWS Campaign March 21, 2024 \| By Tim Lyster There are still stars to be claimed in this important citizen science project.

	Director's Report for 2023-Q4 January 16, 2024 \| By Brian Kloppenborg Highlights from the AAVSO’s 112th Annual Meeting, an announcement regarding our 2024 Strategic Plan, and several important decisions from the Board of Directors.

	Star Light, Star Bright December 19, 2023 \| By Tim Lyster & George Silvis How backyard observers can help unlock the secrets of supernovae.

	Cleaning Up VSD November 16, 2023 \| By Sebastián Otero & Tim Lyster Inconsistencies in the WBVR catalog magnitudes adopted in the Variable Star Database were causing issues for our observers. A major clean-up was in order.

	Director's Report for 2023-Q3 October 12, 2023 \| By Brian Kloppenborg In the third quarter, the staff are making the final preparations for the AAVSO’s 112th Annual Meeting, there's a new marketing hire, an audit of the organization's technical infrastructure, and the creation of a Strategic Plan Evaluation Working Group.

	Shattering Shapley’s Universe October 6, 2023 \| By Tim Lyster A century ago, Edwin Hubble’s photographic observations of a Cepheid variable settled the vexing question of the day: Our Milky Way is not the entire universe.

	Director's Report for 2023-Q2 August 1, 2023 \| By Brian Kloppenborg Our executive director presents the results of our annual campaign, improvements to our technological infrastructure, two recent meetings that are helping define AAVSO’s scientific future, three science highlights, and a few events he attended.

	Director's Report for 2023-Q1 May 2, 2023 \| By Brian Kloppenborg In this inaugural post of his director's report, Brian reflects on Sara Beck's departure, the annual campaign, the Data Quality Taskforce, AAVSO in the Sky Survey Era, and a collaboration with CHARA.