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The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
Volume 46, Number 1, 2018

Articles in This Issue

• Editorial
  • Editorial: What Use Is Astronomy?

    John R. Percy

• Variable Star Research
  • CCD Photometry and Roche Modeling of the Eclipsing Deep Low Mass, Overcontact Binary Star System TYC 2058-753-1

    Kevin B. Alton

  • A Photometric Study of the Eclipsing Binary NSV 1000

    Thomas J. Richards, Colin S. Bembrick

  • A 1,574-Day Periodicity of Transits Orbiting KIC 8462852

    Gary Sacco, Linh D. Ngo, Julien Modolo

  • Optical Flares and Quasi-Periodic Pulsations (QPPs) on CR Draconis during Periastron Passage

    Gary Vander Haagen

  • A Photometric Study of the Contact Binary V737 Cephei

    Edward J. Michaels

  • KIC 8462852: Maria Mitchell Observatory Photographic Photometry 1922 to 1991

    Michael Castelaz, Thurburn Barker

  • Observations, Roche Lobe Analysis, and Period Study of the Eclipsing Contact Binary System GM Canum Venaticorum

    Kevin B. Alton, Robert H. Nelson

  • The Dwarf Nova SY Cancri and its Environs

    Arlo U. Landolt, James L. Clem

  • First Precision Photometric Observations and Analyses of the Totally Eclipsing, Solar Type Binary V573 Pegasi

    Ronald G. Samec, Daniel B. Caton, Danny R. Faulkner

  • Sparsely-Observed Pulsating Red Giants in the AAVSO Observing Program

    John R. Percy

• Variable Star Data
  • Recent Maxima of 86 Short Period Pulsating Stars

    Gerard Samolyk

  • Visual Times of Maxima for Short Period Pulsating Stars III

    Gerard Samolyk

  • Recent Minima of 172 Eclipsing Binary Stars

    Gerard Samolyk

• Reviews
  • The Variability of Young Stellar Objects: An Update

    William Herbst

• Abstracts
  • AAVSO Target Tool: A Web-Based Service for Tracking Variable Star Observations (Abstract)

    Dan Burger, Keivan G. Stassun, Chandler Barnes, Sara Beck, Stella Kafka, Kenneth Li

  • Period Variation in BW Vulpeculae (Abstract)

    David E. Cowall, Andrew P. Odell

  • From YY Boo (eclipsing binary) via J1407 (ringed companion) to WD 1145+017 (white dwarf with debris disk) (Abstract)

    Franz-Josef (Josch) Hambsch

  • Keynote presentation: Looking for Zebras When There Are Only Horses (Abstract)

    Dennis M. Conti

  • The Vega Project, Part I (Abstract)

    Tom Calderwood, Jim Kay

  • The Exciting World of Binary Stars: Not Just Eclipses Anymore (Abstract)

    Bert Pablo

  • BV Observations of the Eclipsing Binary XZ Andromedae at the EKU Observatory (Abstract)

    Marco Ciocca

  • Nova Eruptions from Radio to Gamma-rays—with AAVSO Data in the Middle (Abstract)

    Koji Mukai, Stella Kafka, Laura Chomiuk, , Ray Li, Tom Finzell, Justin Linford, , Jeno Sokoloski, Tommy Nelson, Michael Rupen, , Amy Mioduszewski, Jennifer Weston

  • Transits, Spots, and Eclipses: The Sun’s Role in Pedagogy and Outreach (Abstract)

    Kristine Larsen

  • Observations of Transiting Exoplanet Candidates Using BYU Facilities (Abstract)

    Michael D. Joner, Eric G. Hintz, Denise C. Stephens

  • PYTHON for Variable Star Astronomy (Abstract)

    Matt Craig

  • Detecting Moving Sources in Astronomical Images (Abstract)

    Andy Block

  • Variable Stars in the Field of TrES-3b (Abstract)

    Erin Aadland

  • Calculating Galactic Distances Through Supernova Light Curve Analysis (Abstract)

    Jane Glanzer

  • Discovery of KPS-1b, a Transiting Hot-Jupiter, with an Amateur Telescope Setup (Abstract)

    Paul Benni, Artem Burdanov, Vadim Krushinsky, Eugene Sokov

  • Searching for Variable Stars in the SDSS Calibration Fields (Abstract)

    J. Allyn Smith, Melissa Butner, Douglas Tucker, Sahar Allam

  • Searching for Variable Stars in the Field of Dolidze 35 (Abstract)

    Jamin Welch, J. Allyn Smith

  • A Search for Variable Stars in Ruprecht 134 (Abstract)

    Rachid El Hamri, Mel Blake

• Errata
  • Erratum: Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars

    Anthony Mallama