AAVSO 85th Spring Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, April 13, 1996
Variable Star Observer Awards recognizing milestones through September 1995
Award/recipient Affiliation* Country Interval Total
Over 100,000 Observations
Gerald P. Dyck USA 1978-1995 100,744
Over 50,000 Observations
David O. York USA 1966-1995 57,358
Over 25,000 Observations
Alfons Diepvens 05 Belgium 1985-1995 32,293
Attila Kosa-Kiss Romania 1976-1995 25,360
Over 10,000 Observations
John E. Isles USA 1968-1995 14,854
Lasse Teist Jensen Denmark 1992-1995 12,311
Robert H. Hays, Jr. USA 1977-1995 11,662
Jochen Pietz Germany 1988-1995 11,257
Reinder J. Bouma 04 Netherlands 1981-1995 11,077
Bernard Thouet 01 France 1978-1995 10,632
Thomas Lazuka USA 1983-1995 10,489
Robert B. Ariail USA 1971-1995 10,392
Terry Benner USA 1980-1995 10,135
Patrick Schmeer 02 Germany 1991-1995 10,105
Wolfgang Vollman Austria 1976-1995 10,010
Over 2,500 PEP/CCD Observations*
Ronald E. Zissell USA 1985-1995 2,700 CCD/PEP
Over 1,000 PEP/CCD Observations*
Raymond R. Thompson Canada 1962-1995 2,344 PEP
James E. Wood USA 1988-1995 1,704 PEP
Kenneth D. Luedeke USA 1988-1995 1,656 PEP
Howard Louth USA 1975-1990 1,618 PEP
Howard Landis USA 1969-1992 1,547 PEP
Michael S. Smith USA 1985-1995 1,234 PEP
* Years include total AAVSO observing interval (not only PEP/CCD observing).
Total includes PEP (P) and/or CCD (C) observations only (not observer’s visual contributions).
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)
04 Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging Voor Weer–en Sterrenkunde, Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren (Netherlands)
05 Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren (Belgium)