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petefleurant
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Sat, 03/02/2024 - 21:06

Hi,

Is VPhot down for maintenance? 

I have been gettin "HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable." for at least  2 hours now.

Thanks!

Gary Shaw
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Sat, 03/02/2024 - 23:20
Ive been monitoring it for a…

Ive been monitoring it for a while now - no change.

I have quite a few observations to process - hope it isn't defunct for the entire weekend..

Gary

Gary Shaw
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Sun, 03/03/2024 - 04:19
Still down at 23:00 EST. We…

Still down at 23:00 EST. We all need to increase our donations so AAVSO can make VPHOT more reliable and better maintain its website and services - it’s an important global science resource isn’t it?

Gary