L. L. Kiss Department of Experimental Physics, JATE University, Szeged, Dómtér 9, H-6720
Hungary; current affiliation University of Sydney, School of Physics, A28, NSW
2006
Abstract
Variable star observing is one of the most popular amateur astronomy
activities in Hungary. Traditionally the visual observing technique has been most
common, but the first results in CCD photometry have appeared showing the future
of observing fainter variables with higher accuracy. The total number of visual
observations received yearly exceeds 40,000 (thanks to a few very enthusiastic
members of the HAA-VSS), which is an exciting sign of the continuous interest
among the amateurs.