Observer Awards—1996-1997

AAVSO 87th Spring Meeting, Boulder, Colorado, June 18–21, 1998

Variable Star Observer Awards recognizing milestones through September 1997

Award/Recipient     Affiliation* Country/State Interval    Total

Over 250,000 Observations

M. Daniel Overbeek                    South Africa    1952–1997     252,513
 
Over 50,000 Observations  
Michael Moeller                       Germany          1985–1997     51,758
         
Over 25,000 Observations     
Lasse Teist Jensen                    Denmark          1992–1997     34,017
Jerome F. McKenna                     USA              1981–1997     25,136
     
Over 10,000 Observations     
Ronald E. Zissell                     USA              1985–1997     14,557
Thomas A. Burrows                     USA              1993–1997     13,712
Frank Vohla                       03  Germany          1989–1997     12,717
Robert A. James                       USA              1953–1997     10,742
A. Patrick Abbott                     Canada           1982–1997     10,660
Ian A. Middlemist                     England          1985–1997     10,046
Eric Broens                       05  Belgium          1987–1997     10,004
   
Over 10,000 PEP/CCD Observations*   
Stephen P. Cook                       USA              1965–1997     11,558 CCD
Ronald E. Zissell                     USA              1985–1997     11,350 CCD & PEP
   
Over 2,500 PEP/CCD Observations*   
Lasse Teist Jensen                    Denmark          1992–1997      4,287 CCD
Roger Diethelm                        Switzerland      1966–1997      3,247 CCD & PEP
Kenneth D. Luedeke                    USA              1988–1997      2,813 PEP

* Years include total AAVSO observing interval (not only PEP/CCD observing).
Total includes PEP and/or CCD Observations only (not observer's visual
contributions).

These symbols indicate observers are also affiliated with the groups below:

02 Bundesdeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Veränderliche Sterne e.V. (BAV)
    (Germany)
05 Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren (Belgium)