Mentor Program
The AAVSO has a long tradition of mentoring its new observers. Since the earliest days of the AAVSO, experienced observers have helped new observers by corresponding, answering questions and even providing personal guidance at the telescope.
If you would like to "talk shop" with an experienced variable star observer, contact the AAVSO and we will put you in contact with the mentor program coordinator, Mike Simonsen. Just send us an email (mentor@aavso.org), or call 617-354-0484 to let us know you are interested in this program.
Ideally, Mike will be able to provide you with names, addresses, and phone numbers of active AAVSO observers near you. If there are none located in your area, he can at least provide you with more distant contacts. A simple phone chat with an experienced observer may provide all the feedback you need to continue progressing as an AAVSO observer.
Links to online resources for beginning observers can be found in the New Observers section of the "For Observers" page.
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"...it is a fact that only by the observation of variable stars can the amateur turn his modest equipment to practical use, and further to any great extent the pursuit of knowledge in its application to the noblest of the sciences."
William Tyler Olcott
AAVSO Founding Father
March 1911 |
If you would like to put your "modest equipment" to use contributing to science, let us teach you how to do that and have a great deal of fun at the same time!
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