News and Announcements
| 05 September | Two new eJAAVSO preprints: O-C Methods; EQ Eri |
ejaavso281 Methods for O–C (Observed Minus Computed) Diagrams and for the Determination of Light Elements of Variable Stars with Linear and Second Order Polynomial Ephemerides Roy Andrew Axelsen Received July 24, 2014; accepted July 28, 2014 Abstract |
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| 03 September | New eJAAVSO preprint: 23 New Variable Stars |
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23 New Variable Stars Maurice Clark Received May 20, 2014, accepted June 30, 2014 |
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| 28 August | New eJAAVSO preprint: V393 Car, current light elements |
ejaavso278 Current Light Elements of the δ Scuti Star V393 Carinae Roy Axelsen Received May 1, 2014; revised July 1, 2014; accepted July 1, 2014 |
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| 28 August | New eJAAVSO preprint: AL Pictoris and FR Piscium: Two Regular Blazhko RR Lyrae Stars |
ejaavso277 AL Pictoris and FR Piscium: Two Regular Blazhko RR Lyrae Stars Pierre de Ponthière Franz-Josef (Josch) Hambsch Kenneth Menzies |
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| 27 August | Two new eJAAVSO preprints: Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars; BVRI Photometry of SN 2013ej |
ejaavso 276 Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars Anthony Mallama 14012 Lancaster Lane, Bowie, MD 20715 Received April 8, 2014; revised June 23, 2014; accepted July 8, 2014 Abstract |
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| 20 August | New DSLR Observing Manual Available Free From AAVSO |
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| 18 August | Solar Bulletin - Volume 70, Number 7 |
The July 2014 Solar Bulletin is now available. Please visit the Solar Bulletin web page to download your copy: http://www.aavso.org/solar-bulletin |
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| 06 August | Alert Notice 503: Request for regular monitoring of the symbiotic variable RT Cru |
August 6, 2014: Dr. Margarita Karovska (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and colleagues have requested AAVSO observer assistance in their campaign on the symbiotic variable RT Cru. Weekly or more frequent monitoring beginning now is requested in support of upcoming Chandra observations still to be scheduled. |
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| 31 July | New eJAAVSO preprint: Twenty-Two New Variable Stars in the Northern Sky |
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Twenty-Two New Variable Stars in the Northern Sky and Light Elements Improvement for PT Lyr, [WM2007] 1157, and [WM2007] 1160 Riccardo Furgoni |
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| 28 July | CHOICE Fall Schedule 2014 |
The Fall Schedule of CHOICE courses has been set. Most courses are available to AAVSO members AND the general public. Class size is limited to 15 people, so sign up as soon as you can to save a seat. Registrations are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and are handled through our online store. The fee for AAVSO members is $30.00. Non-members pay $50.00. |
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| 24 July | Special Notice #387: EE Cep eclipse and comparison stars |
July 24, 2014:The eclipse of EE Cep (AAVSO Alert Notice 502) appears to be gradually beginning, according to observations in the AAVSO International Database. Please observe this system according to the instructions given in the Alert Notice. |
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| 09 July | Alert Notice 502: EE Cep observations requested for upcoming eclipse |
July 9, 2014: The AAVSO requests observations for the upcoming eclipse of EE Cephei, a long-period eclipsing variable. EE Cep has a period of 2,050 days, and shows strong variations in the eclipse light curve from one event to the next. Observations are needed to study the morphology of the upcoming eclipse, which will be used to better understand the shape of the eclipsing disk and how it precesses. Mid-eclipse is predicted to be August 23, 2014, but the early stages of the eclipse may begin as much as a month earlier. |
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| 03 July | AAVSO Newsletter for July 2014 is published |
AAVSO Newsletter 61, July 2014 is now available to members The AAVSO Newsletter is a periodic, general forum that supports our various observing programs with lists of new targets, observing programming ideas, and general information that spans a wide area of interest. Guest writers contribute pieces that can range from current events to book reviews. |
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| 30 June | Paper copies of JAAVSO v42 n1 are now available |
Paper copy from createspace.com is available for $12 plus shipping. |
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| 26 June | VStar 2.16.1 Release |
A new version of VStar has just been released! This version contains security upgrades and will re-enable the Plug-in Manager and discrepant observation reporting that were disabled in the wake of the AAVSO Security breach. (Please note that the Members-only BSM and APASS Epoch Photometry plugins are still not available until further security measures can be implemented.) In addition to the security upgrades, David Benn has also corrected several bugs and incorporated other changes based on valuable feedback from participants in his recent VStar CHOICE course. |
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| 25 June | Visual Observing Manual in Persian - 2013 edition |
The Persian (Farsi) version of the June 2013 revision of Manual for Visual Observing of Variable Stars - راهنمای رصد بصری ستارگان متغیر is now available for download here: http://www.aavso.org/visual-observing-manual-persian This Manual is available free-of-charge and may be reproduced and distributed as needed. |
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| 24 June | New eJAAVSO preprint: Multi-band differential photometry |
Multi-band Differential Photometry of the Eclipsing Variable Star NSVS 5750160 ejaavso273 |
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| 24 June | JAAVSO Vol. 42, No. 1, 2014, is published |
JAAVSO Volume 42, Number 1, 2014 is published. The issue can be downloaded by AAVSO members as a pdf file. The printed version of this issue will be available soon. |
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| 20 June | Special Notice #386: ASASSN-14cl New large-amplitude cataclysmic variable |
June 20, 2014: Kris Z. Stanek (The Ohio State University) et al. reported the discovery during the ongoing All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) of a bright transient (10.66V) on 2014 June 14.52 UT. Data were obtained using the quadruple 14-cm "Brutus" telescope in Haleakala, HI (hosted by Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network).(ATel #6233, http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=6233) |
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| 30 May | Three new eJAAVSO preprints: Red Supergiants; Z Cam Stars; tribute to Leslie Peltier |
ej258: "Amplitude Variations in Pulsating Red Supergiants" by John R. Percy, Viraja C. Khatu ej257: "Leslie Peltier: The World’s Greatest Amateur Astronomer" by Mike Simonsen ej256: "Z Cam Stars in the Twenty-First Century" by Mike Simonsen, David Boyd, William Goff, Tom Krajci, Kenneth Menzies, Sebastian Otero, Stefano Padovan, Gary Poyner, James Roe, Richard Sabo, George Sjoberg, Bart Staels, Rod Stubbings, John Toone, Patrick Wils
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| 27 May | Charts and Sequences Update May 2014 |
The following objects have been given new or revised sequences since January 1, 2014. If you observe any of these objects, please check to see you have the latest versions of the charts and sequences for your targets. A full listing of new and revised sequences, for this year and going back to 2009, is available here on Google Drive. You can also download this list as .xlasx or .csv below. |
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| 15 May | Solar Bulletin - Volume 70, Number 04 |
The April 2014 Solar Bulletin is now available. Please visit the Solar Bulletin web page to download your copy: http://www.aavso.org/solar-bulletin |
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| 13 May | Special Notice #385: SBS 1108+574 HST/COS observations crucial NOW |
May 13, 2014: The HST/COS observations of the cataclysmic variable SBS 1108+574 described in AAVSO Alert Notice 501 and Special Notice #384 are scheduled for 2014 May 16 06:19:04 - 15:16:56 UT. |
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| 13 May | New eJAAVSO preprint: Multi-Longitude Observation Campaign of KV Cancri |
ejaavso254 "Multi-Longitude Observation Campaign of KV Cancri:an RR Lyrae Star with Irregular Blazhko Modulations" by Pierre de Ponthière, Michel Bonnardeau, Franz-Josef (Josch) Hambsch, Tom Krajci, Kenneth Menzies, Richard Sabo |
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| 09 May | Special Notice #384: SBS 1108+574 HST/COS obs next week |
May 9, 2014: The HST/COS observations of the cataclysmic variable SBS 1108+574 described in AAVSO Alert Notice 501 have been pushed back a few days. The new exact time of the observations is: |
The AAVSO is pleased to announce the availability of our new