AAVSO: News Archives

Multicolor Observations of the Type II Cepheid Prototype W Virginis (5.3 MB pdf file), M.R. Templeton, A.A. Henden, T. Crawford, R. James, M.Bonnardeau, & D. Wells (AAVSO); AAS Meeting Poster, January 2007. 1/3/07
Bright Variability Study Near NGC 6811 (7.4 MB pdf file), A. Henden (AAVSO), A. Price (AAVSO), S. Howell (WIYN/NOAO); AAS Meeting Poster, January 2007 1/3/07
The Precision of Visual Estimates of Variable Stars(3.6 MB pdf file), A. Price (AAVSO), G. Foster (AAVSO), B. Skiff (Lowell Observatory); AAS Meeting Poster, January 2007. 1/3/07
Memorial for Martha Hazen Words and pictures of remembrance 1/4/07
"The Amateur's Love Affair With Large Data Sets" (pdf) by A. Price, S. H. Jacoby and A. Henden 1/8/07
Special Notice #27 Possible New Object in Sco/Oph Needs Confirmation 01/10/07
Special Notice #28 Object in Special Notice #27 False Alarm 01/11/07
Variable Star of the Season RR Tauri by Dr. László Kiss, University of Sydney, Australia. 1/15/07
Book Review: The Light-Time Effect in Astrophysics: Causes and Cures of the O—C Diagram John Percy 1/16/07
Special Notice #30 Correction to AAVSO Special Notice #29 01/18/07
Special Notice #29 Observations requested of 2001+32 V550 Cyg 01/18/07
Book Review: Empire of the stars: Obsession, friendship, and betrayal in the quest for black holes Thomas R. Williams. 1/18/07
Special Notice #31 Corrected text of AAVSO Special Notice #29 - Observations requested of 2001+32 V550 Cyg 01/19/07
Book Review: Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe David Turner. 1/22/07
Eyepiece Views - with feature articles from David Turner and Kate Hutton 1/22/07
December Solar Bulletin - Includes SID and Sunspot data 1/22/07
Special Notice #32 - Possible Nova in Centaurus 01/24/07
Alert Notice #344 - New Nova in Centaurus 01/26/07
Astronomer, 99, still shoots for the stars - Boston Globe article on Dorrit Hoffleit 01/29/07

February

Special Notice #33 - V1280 Scorpii = Nova Scorpii 2007 02/07/07
Detection of a Large Flare in FR Cnc(pdf) IBVS Number 5748 by A. Golovin et al. 2/7/07
A Volunteer's Week at Headquarters by Doc Kinne 2/13/07
Alert Notice 345 Request to Monitor CVs for Radio Observations 2/16/07
Alert Notice 346 Very Bright Nova in Scorpius 2/16/07
V1280 Sco Chart Online New nova chart 2/17/07
Special Notice #34 Another Nova in Sco - Nova Sco 2007 #2 02/21/07
GRB 070125: The AAVSO High Energy Network in Action! by Matthew Templeton 2/7/07
96th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO Important announcements included 2/20/07
Alert Notice 347 Nova in Scorpius (that makes two!) 02/22/07
Special Notice #35 Eclipse of HD74057 02/24/07
January Solar Bulletin Announcements and data 02/27/07

March

Alert Notice 345 Request to monitor CVs 3/1/07
Happy Birthday Dorrit Send a message to Dorrit for her 100th birthday 3/8/07
Mentor Program Need a little guidance? Get a mentor today! 3/8/07
Address Reminder: Please remember to use our new mailing address, 49 Bay State Rd. 3/8/07
Special Notice #36 Variable Star in Triangulum Australe (1612-60 VAR TRA 07) 03/08/07
Spring Meeting Registration is now open for the 96th AAVSO Spring Meeting as part of "Astronomy Roundup 2007" 3/8/07
March Eyepiece Views Fun mix of information about visual observing 3/13/07
Special Notice #37 Possible Nova in Cygnus 03/16/07
Special Notice #39 V2467 Cyg 03/19/07
MAIN FEATURE: AAVSO's New Headquarters - We are pleased to announce that on December 27th, 2006 the new official address of the AAVSO Headquarters became 49 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. We are very excited to be moving across the street into a new building that has much more space and provides a unique opportunity for the AAVSO to expand. Learn more about this exciting transition into a new era! 3/23/07
FEATURE: AAVSO On the Move - From 25 Birch to Another New Era; a look at AAVSO moves.
FEATURE: Funding for the New Headquarters - A look at the financial breakdown of costs and why we need dontations now more than ever.
AAVSO RSS Feed The AAVSO now has an RSS feed that you can subscribe to to get the latest news and announcements. 03/16/07
Special Notice #38 V2467 Cyg 03/19/07
February Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot numbers 03/19/07
Special Notice #40 Possible Nova in Oph 03/21/07
Special Notice #41 Chart Available for N Oph 07 03/23/07
Bulletin 70 for 2007 Predicted Dates of Maxima and Minima of Long Period Variables for 2007 03/26/07

April

Variable Star of the Season, RU Virginis A remarkable Mira with a light curve that has hit the century mark. 04/02/07
New Data and Other Enhancements at VSX 04/04/07
Request for U Gem and SS Cyg Observations Further request to observe these bright dwarf novae in support of radio observations 04/05/07
Alert Notice 348 Request for observations, updates, and more 04/06/07
IBVS 5763: New WZ Sge-type dwarf nova Alex Golovin, Kazuya Ayani, Elena Pavlenko, et al. 04/10/07
Validation File Updated Update your data entry software today 04/11/07
Alert Notice 349 Outburst of GW Lib 04/12/07
Special Notice #42 Outburst of GW Lib 04/12/07
Variable Star Database Search Utility Dale Lehman has updated his software that searches AAVSO program stars 04/12/07
Special Notice #43 Possible Super Outburst of BZ UMa 04/14/07
Special Notice #44 Possible Nova in Sagittarius 04/20/07
Special Notice #45 1804-18 V5558 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2007 04/24/07
March Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot data 04/30/07

May

JAAVSO Preprint "V478 Lyrae Revisited: a Current Look at Eclipses and Star Spots" By Jerry D. Horne 05/01/07
MAIN FEATURE - 32 Tons Later - Twenty-four tons of books and files plus 8 tons of bookcases, desks, file cabinets, copy machines and tables, equals an estimated 32 tons of heavy lifting! Thankfully we had movers for the big stuff, but everybody pitched in to make the move to 49 Bay State Rd. a success. Arne Henden gives his account of the move and we have lots of pictures to share... Purchasing former Sky Pub, On the Move, Funding new HQ
In memory of Dorrit Hoffleit
JAAVSO Preprint"Finding Periods in High Mass X-Ray Binaries" By G. Sarty, L. Kiss, H. Johnston, et al. 05/01/07
JAAVSO Preprint "The Pulsation Properties of the Double-Mode RR Lyrae Variable V79 in Messier 3" By C. Clement and M. Thompson 05/01/07
AR UMa Observing Campaign - for Spitzer Space Telescope Observations 05/02/07
Special Notice #46 GW Lib fading 05/08/07
JAAVSO Preprint "Finding Periods in High Mass X-Ray Binaries" By G. Sarty, L. Kiss, H. Johnston, et al. 05/01/07
SIDE FEATURE: New Observers (img)
Chat with Dr. Andrej Prsa this Thursday, June 7, at 2100 EDT to discuss eclipsing binaries, modeling EBs using PHOEBE, as well as taking questions from the chatroom. 06/05/07
Special Notice #47 Increased Activity in P Cyg 05/19/07
May Eyepiece Views A medley of observing information, tips, and updates. 05/22/07
April Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot data 05/23/07
96th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO Registration is open until June 12 as part of "Astronomy Roundup 2007" in Calgary, Alberta Cananda 05/30/07
AAVSO Visual Observing Manual in Japanese is now available. 05/30/07
PEP V Program News New tools are now online for batch and individual submission of PEP V observations. 05/31/07

June

JAAVSO Preprint "A Photometric Study of the Contact Binary System FU Dra" By R. Kaitchuck, R. Hill, A. Corn, et al. 06/04/07
Alert Notice 350 Exoplanet Transit Search For GJ 436 06/06/07
Exoplanet Transit Search for GJ 436 Observing campaign information including photometric guidelines 06/08/07
Alert Notice 351 Campaign for a New Eclipsing Cepheid 06/08/07
Special Notice #48 Update on V5558 Sgr 06/08/07
Special Notice #49 Possible Nova in Nor 06/17/07
Alert Notice 352 V390 NOR = NOVA NORMAE 2007 06/20/07
May Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot data 06/21/07
Special Notice #50 Second update on V5558 Sgr 06/28/07
Special Notice #51 V5558 Sgr chart update 06/29/07
Variable Star Plotter Now make customized star charts for over 4,000 variable stars 06/30/07

July

JAAVSO Preprint "Analysis of AAVSO Visual Measurements of T Tauri Variable Stars" by J. Percy and R. Palaniappan 07/06/07
Special Notice #52 AM Her increasing in brightness 07/06/07
Vance Petriew Receives AAVSO Director's Award 07/09/07
Special Notice #53 Update on V5558 Sgr 07/09/07
AAVSO On the Road - MAIN FEATURE, image - The AAVSO is on the Road! First we take a look at Director Arne Henden's trip out to Big Bear, CA for the Society for Astronomical Sciences (SAS) annual meeting. Then Kate Hutton, who is pictured here with the travelling AAVSO display, describes her trip to the Riverside Telescope Makers Conference (RTMC) Astronomy Expo also near Big Bear, California.
Alert Notice 353 - Monitoring of Blazars requested for VERITAS/XMM TOO 07/11/07
WATCH The Universe Tuesdays at 9pm/8c only on The History Channel_® 7/12/07
July Eyepiece Views A mix of visual variable star related information 07/16/07
June Solar Bulletin

Aug

Exoplanet Observing for Amateurs AAVSO observer Bruce Gary has published this book online for free. 08/1/07
Special Notice #54 Fading of 1544+28A R CrB 08/06/07
Validation File Updated Please update your data entry records 08/06/07
Special Notice #55 Possible Nova in Vul 08/08/07
Special Notice #56 N Vul 07 08/09/07
Alert Notice 354 Extending Request to Observe HMXBs in Support of Radial Velocity Observations 08/13/07
Special Notice #57 Update on V5558 SGR and N VUL 07 08/14/07
6949 Zissell Asteroid 6949 was named in honor of Ron Zissell, an avid AAVSO observer and dedicated instructor at Mount Holyoke College 08/15/07
Special Notice #58 SN 2007gr in NGC 1058 08/16/07
Mira's Marvelous Tail Sky and Telescope article about the new discovery 08/16/07
Special Notice #59 Update on SN 2007gr 08/19/07
Spring Meeting Wrap-Up - Image on home page
Special Notice #60 - upcoming primary eclipse of ASAS182612 08/20/07
JAAVSO Preprint "A Lens in Limbo--The Maria Mitchell Memorial Astrograph" by Paul A. Valleli 08/21/07
JAAVSO Preprint "Light and Color Curves of the Unusual Slow Nova LMC 2005" by W. Liller, B. Heathcote, G. Di Scala, and W. Allen 08/21/07
JAAVSO Preprint "A New Eclipsing Binary Star in Delphinus" by T. Glinos, W. Levy, and D. Levy 08/21/07
Special Notice #61 N Vul 07 is now V458 Vul 08/22/07
Alert Notice 356 Request to monitor PQ Andromedae for HST Observations 08/24/07
Special Notice #62 Update on Blazar Monitoring Campaign 08/24/07
Announcing the 96th Annual Meeting of the AAVSO Join us at our new headquarters location in Cambridge MA, November 1-3 2007 for our 96th Annual Meeting 08/31/07

Sep

Special Notice #66 HS 2331+3905 NAMED V455 AND 09/12/07
July Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot data 09/04/07
Special Notice #63 outburst in HS 2331+3905 09/04/07
JAAVSO Preprint "Search for 'Lost' Variables in Carina. I. The Cape Variables." by M. Morel and G. Di Scala 09/04/07
JAAVSO Preprint "A Search for Random Cycle-to-Cycle Period Fluctuations in Five δ Scuti, SX Phoenicis, and RR Lyrae Variables" by J. Percy, K. Bandara, P. Cimino 09/04/07
MAIN FEATURE: Variable Star of the Season, MWC 349 - home page image - MWC 349 (V1478 Cyg) is a unique emission line star that not only exhibits variability in its light curve and spectrum, but is also a strong radio and infrared source, and is recognized for its maser and laser emissions. MWC 349 has been in the AAVSO observing program since 1973, but continued and increased monitoring is crucial to help understand this interesting system.
Alert Notice 357 Outburst of HS 2331+3905 09/05/07
Special Notice #64 FN SGR and VZ SGR 09/07/07
Special Notice #65Support for HST Observations of PQ Andromedae 09/10/07
Small Feature article: Image - Cool Stars Conference
Special Notice #67 Special Notice #66 on V455 AND Corrected 09/12/07
Special Notice #68 Probable Supernova in NGC 5530 (Lupus) 09/13/07
Seeing in the Dark A PBS special by Timothy Ferris that explores the rewards and contributions of amateur astronomy and features AAVSO members and observers. Premiers Sept. 19th. 09/13/07
Alert Notice 358 Monitoring of Mira (omi Cet) in support of HST Observations 09/17/07
Special Notice #69
September Eyepiece Views Mira, updates, stories, and more 09/21/07
August Solar BulletinIncludes SID and sunspot information 09/24/07

Oct

Special Notice #70 Brightening of the symbiotic star AG Draconis 10/03/07
40 New Southern Red Variables An article by Jim Bedient in the "Peremennye Zvezdy" 10/10/07
GRB071010B optical afterglow discovered by Arto Oksanen GCN #6873 10/11/07
Special Notice #72 1RXS_J023238.8-371812 rapid fading 10/12/07
Special Notice #71 Next HST cataclysmic variable scheduled 10/11/07
Arto Oksanen Discovers GRB Optical Afterglow 10/12/07
Special Notice #73 SN 2007le in NGC 7721 10/15/07
Cambridge visits Cambridge Preliminary information about the Spring 2008 meeting in Cambridge, UK. Please let us know if you plan to attend. 10/16/07
Fall Meeting Reminder Deadlines quickly approaching and one is today! 10/17/07
Special Notice #74 Sequence available for SN 2007le 10/17/07
A Search for SS Cyg Outburst Predictors By Price, Henden, Foster, Petriew, Huziak, et al. To be published in December, 2007 issue of PASP. 10/18/07
Alert Notice 359Request to monitor SDSS074545 for HST Observations 10/19/07
Special Notice #75 Monitoring of TT Ari in support of MOST observations 10/22/07
September Solar Bulletin Includes updates, images, SID and sunspot data 10/25/07
Information for 96th Annual Meeting Registrants Maps to restaurants, meeting locations, and hotels included 10/29/07
Special Notice #76 Support for HST observations of SDSS074545, update 10/29/07
Special Notice #77 Update on Alert Notice 353 -- blazar monitoring campaign 10/30/07
MAIN FEATURE: Istanbul Amateur Astronomy Symposium : Home page image - AAVSO Director Arne Henden and Technical Assistant, Gamze Menali were invited to speak in Istanbul at the Second Amateur Astronomy Symposium. Their talks were well-received and the region's amateur astronomy interest seems to be rising. Read Gamze's account of the mirror making workshop, a visit to Starbucks, and the rowdy boat ride down the Bosphorus...

Nov

Special Notice #78 SN 2007oc in NGC 7418A 11/03/07
Alert Notice 360 Request to Monitor U Gem and SS Cyg for Radio Observations 11/05/07
Alert Notice 361 Request to monitor SDSS091908 for HST Observations 11/07/07
AAVSO Fall 2007 Meeting Highlights Scientific talks, a photo slideshow, the Director's report, and more... 11/09/07
Special Notice #79 Update of Alert Notice 361: HST Observations of SDSS091908 11/12/07
Optical observations of GRB 071112C by S. Sposetti 11/14/07
Alert Notice 362 Nova in Puppis 11/14/07
Special Notice #80 Nova Puppis 2007 = V597 Pup (AAVSO 0812-33) 11/15/07
Special Notice #81Possible Nova/X-ray Transient 11/18/07
HST Campaign for SDSS 091908 - Small news article on home page 11/19/07
Amateur Support of HST is a Success! The recent campaign to monitor SDSS091908 resulted in HST observations. 11/19/07
October Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot numbers 11/19/07
Special Notice #83 X-ray Transient/Nova = V598 Pup; Possible Nova in Ser 11/20/07
The Discovery of V597 Puppis Alfredo Pereira's discovery story in English and Spanish. 11/20/07
JAAVSO Preprint "How to Understand the Light Curves of Symbiotic Stars" by A. Skopal 11/21/07
JAAVSO Preprint "V407 Scorpii: A Revised Period and Epoch for Maximum Brightness" by P. Williams 11/21/07
FEATURE ARTICLE: David Coit, Summer Employee Extraordinaire (Image) - Margaret Mayall Assistant David Coit worked thoroughly and swiftly at Headquarters this past summer, helping a variety of staff members complete a variety of tasks. He worked to: digitize BVRI data, create web pages for all missing eJAAVSO articles, error-check light curves, document photometric data for comparison stars, scan 50 - 75 thousand index cards containing valuable data and much more!
JAAVSO Preprint "Book Review: David Levy's Guide to Variable Stars" by D. Williams 11/21/07
JAAVSO Preprint "Analysis of BVI Photometry of the Eclipsing Binary EV Lyrae" by J. Horne 11/21/07
JAAVSO Preprint "Digital Novae Searching" by M. Mattei 11/21/07
JAAVSO Preprint "Studying Variable Stars Discovered through Exoplanet-Transit Surveys: A 'Research Opportunity Program' Project" by J. Percy, R. Chandra, M. Napoleone 11/21/07
Press Release about recent HST campaign "Hubble Space Telescope Mission Gets the Green Light Based on Data Submitted by Members of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)" 11/26/07

Dec

Gerry Dyck Receives 150,000 Visual Observer Award presented by AAVSO Council member David Hurdis at the Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island meeting on Dec. 1. 12/03/07
November Eyepiece Views A medley of fun and interesting variable star information 12/03/07
November Solar Bulletin Updates on SID and sunspot information 12/18/07
Special Notice #84 Optical transient (possible supernova) in The Antennae Galaxies 12/19/07
The Benefits of Year-End Giving - FEATURE ARTICLE (image here): It's the time of year we think about giving to others more than we usually do, and what our charity gives us in return. It's also the time of year many of us make our final tax assessments before the tax year runs out. Find out how making a gift to AAVSO now can reduce your taxes for 2007.
Fall 2007 Meeting Archive - FEATURE ARTICLE (image here)
Alert Notice 363 - Supernova SN 2007sr in NGC 4038 12/20/07
Special Notice #85 Possible Nova in Vul 12/26/07
Special Notice #86 Possible outburst of the symbiotic star Z Andromedae 12/30/07
JAAVSO Preprint "On the Connection between CWA and RVA Stars" by Patrick Wils and Sebastián A. Otero 12/21/07
Polish Translation of the Visual Observing Manual is now online. Thank you to Andrzej Grabowski and Jerzy Speil for their hard work in translating the Manual. 12/20/07
The United Nations Declares 2009 the International Year of Astronomy And the AAVSO will actively participate 12/20/07
Alert Notice 364 NOVA VULPECULAE 2007 NO. 2 = V459 VUL 12/26/07
Eyepiece Views, Some Highlights - FEATURE ARTICLE - Image here -From tips on observing in the cold weather to breaking through the variable star learning curve, Eyepiece Views contains a wealth of information from authors that include: David Levy, Arne Henden, Mike Linnolt, Janet Mattei, Matthew Templeton, and many more. If you are not familiar with this publication, read on to find out what you are missing.
VSOTS: RX And - Feature box - image here
EF Eri Campaign - Feature Box - image here
JAAVSO Preprint "Combining Visual and Photoelectric Observations of Semiregular Red Variables" By Terry Moon, Sebastián Otero, Laszlo Kiss 12/31/07

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