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September 4, 2024

Backyard Spectroscopist (Sky & Telescope, November 2024, page 58) - An amateur astronomer's journey from neophyte to stellar spectra hunter, and the important of support from the AAVSO’s Spectroscopy Section.

 

July 17, 2024

Filling in the Blanks: Amateur Astronomers provide crucial data about a mysterious kind of stellar binary (Sky & Telescope, September 2024, page 58) - How a researcher at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley used AAVSO data to document an AM CVn star during its outburst in “unprecedented detail.”

 

June 10, 2024

Hubble Finds Surprises Around a Star That Erupted 40 Years Ago (NASA Hubble Mission Team) - Astronomers are collaborating with AAVSO observers to monitor HM Sge.

 

June 7, 2024

Keep Your Eyes On The Sky For A ‘New’ Star, Say Experts (Forbes).

 

May 1, 2024

Perseus: A Nice Place to Look for Variable Stars (Amateur Astronomy Magazine) - Featuring AAVSO finder charts and light curves

 

March 25, 2024

A Dead Star Will Soon Spark a Once-in-a-Lifetime Display in Earth’s Skies (Scientific American) - AAVSO executive director Brian Kloppenborg reflects on T CrB's impact on AAVSO observations

 

March 13, 2024

Is Betelgeuse Fading Again? (Sky & Telescope) - AAVSO finder chart and light curve featured

 

March 1, 2024

Remote Imaging of Under-Observed Variable Stars (Reflector, March 2024) - AAVSO light curves featured

 

February 29, 2024

A Nova in the Making: Will T Coronae Borealis Pop in 2024? (Universe Today) - T CrB light curve and Brad Schaefer's webinar are included in this short article

 

February 1, 2023

Rarity in Space Provides Insights to Evolution - AAVSO staff astronomer Bert Pablo plays important role

 

 

 

 On AAVSO programs

 

 

 

AAVSO’s Annual Spectroscopy Workshop Broadens the Horizons of Citizen Science

 

AAVSO anuncia un nuevo recurso para los futuros entusiastas de la ciencia en la Comunidad Hispana


AAVSO Celebrates a New Resource for Future Astronomy Enthusiasts in the Hispanic Community

 

 

 On AAVSO Partnerships 

 

 

 

AAVSO Exoplanet Database Supports NASA’s Exoplanet Watch Program  - Jan. 13, 2022

 

Unistellar's Citizen Astronomy Community Partners with Worldwide Astronomy Organization for Exoplanet Science

 

Join Exoplanet Exploration: Citizens Help NASA Observe Other Worlds with Exoplanet Watch!

 

AAVSO Selected to Participate in Harvard Business School Association of Boston’s Community Action Partners Program

 

On Use of AAVSO Data

 

 

 

 

On AAVSO Databases

 

 

 

Increase Astronomical Discoveries by Storing Your Spectroscopic Observations with AVSpec 

 

Data Milestone Achieved in AAVSO’s Variable Star Repository, VSX

 

 On AAVSO People 

 

 

 

Introducing AAVSO's New Executive Director, Dr. Brian Kloppenborg

 

Happy 110th Birthday to the AAVSO!

 

Welcoming Steve Shore at the AAVSO Spectroscopy Observing Section!

 

AAVSO Contributors Honored, 2020

 

Journal of the AAVSO May Be Innovative Experience with New Editor, Nancy Morrison

 

Publications Featuring AAVSO and AAVSO Observers

 

 

 

Nature: "A supernova could light up the Milky Way at any time. Astronomers will be watching" Davide Castelvecchi

The Zoe Report:"The Best Stargazing Travel Destinations For Outdoor Enthusiasts" Nicole Kliest, 

Newsweek.com: "Homeless Amateur Astronomer on 'Joy' of Discovering Distant Supernova" Robert Lea, Mar. 15, 2022

Forbes

     "Northern Lights: 17 Best Places To See Them In 2021" Laura Begley Bloom

Sky & Telescope Magazine

     "Deciphering the Mystery of RW Aurigae" (August 2021 print issue) Kerry Hensley 

     "First discoveries of a pro-am exoplanet survey" Steve Murray 

     "The 2020 Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award Goes to Dennis Conti" Diana Hannikainen

     "Amateur Planet Hunters Have a New Online Resource" Christopher Crockett

     "Pro-am Conjunction" (January 2021 print installment) Diana Hannikainen 

Astronomy Magazine

     "Celebrating a Century of Variable Star Astronomy" (September 2021 print issue) Stella Kafka

Phys.org: "Data milestone achieved in variable star repository"

SpaceRef: "Join Exoplanet Exploration: Citizens Help NASA Observe Other Worlds with Exoplanet Watch!"

Newsbreak: "Join Exoplanet Exploration: Citizens Help NASA Observe Other Worlds with Exoplanet Watch!"

Knowledgespeak.com: "Prof. Nancy Morrison named new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers"

New Zealand Online News

 

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The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) is an international nonprofit organization of citizen scientists and professional astronomers working together to increase the knowledge of the universe through variable star photometry and spectroscopy, and exoplanet observations. AAVSO's mission is to enable anyone, anywhere, to participate in scientific discovery through variable star astronomy. Visit us: www.aavso.org.

 

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