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For New Observers

What Should I Observe?

AAVSO Program Stars in Need of Observations
This page provides information on stars on our LPV Program list, LPV/CV Legacy lists, and Binocular lists that have been unobserved during the past seven (7) days.

Observation Planner Tool

AAVSO Binocular Program

AAVSO LPV Program

AAVSO Legacy LPV Program

AAVSO Legacy Cataclysmic Variable Program

Observing Sections

	Cataclysmic Variables (CVnet) Novae, dwarf novae, recurrent novae and symbiotic variables		Long Period Variables Miras, Semiregulars, RV Tau and all your favorite red giants
	Eclipsing Variables Algol, beta Per, W UMa and all your favorite eclipsing binaries		Young Stellar Objects Observing program for Pre-Main Sequence (YSO/PMS) stars
	Short Period Pulsating Variables Cepheids, and RR Lyrae stars		High Energy Network Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) and other high energy astrophysical phenomena
	Solar Sunspots and Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances (SIDs)

Tools, Resources and References

AAVSO Bulletin 77 for 2014
Predicted Dates of Maxima and Minima of 371 Long Period Variables for 2014
Observation Planner Tool
Calculate when objects of interest are visible to you
Eclipsing Binary Ephemerides
For planning EB observations
JD Calculator and Calendars
Convert any date and time to Julian Date
AAVSOnet
AAVSO's robotic telescope network
VPhot
AAVSO photometric software
VPhot User Guide
Landolt Standard Stars in VSP
Plot charts with Landolt standards
Reporting Discoveries
Procedure for reporting new variable star discoveries

Variable Star of the Season Archive
Interesting and informative articles about individual variable stars
AAVSO In Print
A partial listing of all literature using AAVSO data or resources
Cataclysmic Variable Circular Archives
Daily average magnitudes of CVs for the previous 30 days from AAVSO data. Published weekly.
Long Period Variable Circular Archive
Daily average magnitudes of LPVs for the previous 30 days from AAVSO data. Published weekly.
Data Usage Report
Get notified when others download your data
CHET
Report a chart error
Request a new sequence
Ask the chart team for comp stars for your variable star

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Last Updated: June 6, 2014 - 8:55am

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