Amateur and Professional Researches at the Ankara University Observatory

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M. Helvaci, A. Elmasli, T. Tanriverdi, I. Özavci, E. Törün, B. Albayrak, S. O. Selam, A. Kara, F. Bingöl, B. Mahmutoglu and the Astronomy Research Student Group of Ankara University (ASART)
Ankara University Observatory, Faculty of Science, 06100 Tandogan, Ankara, Turkey

Poster paper exhibited at a memorial symposium in honor of Dr. Janet A. Mattei, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, October 29, 2004; received May 6, 2005; accepted May 7, 2005

This study focuses on the observations carried out at the Ankara University Observatory by professional astronomers, student research groups, and amateur astronomers. The idea is to encourage students and amateur astronomers who are interested in observations of variable stars, and bring the amateurs and professionals together. The Astronomy Research Student Group of Ankara University (ASART) has an important role as an interface between amateur and professional astronomers in Ankara, Turkey. In this study we have briefly summarized the types of ongoing observational projects at the observatory and have provided some examples.