AAVSO 95th Spring Meeting, Rockford, Illinois, May 6, 2006
Variable Star Observer Awards recognizing milestones through September 2005
Award/recipient Affiliation* Country Interval Total
Over 200,000 Observations (visual only)
Wayne M. Lowder USA 1949–2005 209,439
Over 150,000 Observations (new category, visual only)
John E. Bortle USA 1963–2005 171,352
Marvin E. Baldwin USA 1961–2004 175,481
Edward G. Oravec USA 1943–2003 170,552
Thomas A. Cragg 14 Australia 1945–2005 151,735
Over 100,000 Observations (visual only)
Albert F. Jones 14 New Zealand 1960–2005 105,524
Over 50,000 Observations (visual only)
Gunther Krisch 02 Germany 1969–2005 52,378
Over 25,000 Observations (visual only)
Maciej Reszelski Poland 2000–2005 39,751
William Goff USA 1981–2005 33,028
Laurent Bichon 01 France 1986–2005 27,466
Robert H. Hays, Jr. USA 1977–2005 25,428
Over 10,000 Observations (visual only)
Stephen Kerr Australia 2001–2005 17,833
Andrzej Markiewicz Poland 1999–2005 11,737
Hiroshi Matsuyama Japan 1978–2005 11,596
Hartmut Bretschneider 02 Germany 1993–2005 10,087
Over 50,000 Observations PEP/CCD Observations*
Robert A. James USA 1953–2005 71,432 CCD
Tonny Vanmunster 05 Belgium 1976–2005 62,317 CCD
Vance Petriew 27 Canada 2001–2005 60,390 CCD
Shawn W. Dvorak USA 1981–2005 50,489 CCD
Over 25,000 Observations PEP/CCD Observations*
Neil D. Butterworth Australia 2002–2005 41,358 CCD
Richard J. Huziak 27 Canada 1980–2005 37,162 CCD
Peter Nelson 14 Australia 1990–2005 28,830 CCD
Donn Ray Starkey USA 2001–2005 25,833 CCD
Over 10,000 PEP/CCD Observations*
Richard Miles 20 England 2004–2005 17,975 CCD
David Boyd 20 England 2003–2005 14,539 CCD
James L. Jones USA 2003–2005 11,651 CCD
Christopher Hesseltine USA 1975–2005 11,392 CCD
Timothy Crawford USA 2001–2005 10,892 CCD
Libert A. G. Monard 10 South Africa 1992–2005 10,398 CCD
Over 2,500 PEP Observations* (CCD no longer awarded at this level)
Raymond W. Jones 10 South Africa 1989-2005 2,671 PEP
* Years include total AAVSO observing interval (not only PEP/CCD/PTG observing).
Total includes only visual or PEP/CCD observations, depending on award.
Note: As of these awards, the CCD 1K, 2.5K, AND 5K awards have been discontinued, and the 150K award level added. If a CCD milestone is reached, no corresponding cumulative award is given. A cumulative award no longer includes CCD/PEP—it is visual only.
These symbols indicate observers are also affiliated with the groups below:
01 Association Française des Observateurs d’Étoiles Variables (AFOEV)
02 Bundesdeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Veränderliche Sterne e.V. (BAV) (Germany)
05 Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren (Belgium)
10 Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Variable Star Section
14 Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, Variable Star Section
20 British Astronomical Association, Variable Star Section
27 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada