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What's New at HQThe 93rd Spring Meeting of the AAVSO Mark your calendars! A truly once-in-a-lifetime conjunction of the Astronomical League, the American Association of Variable Star Observers, the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific will be held on the campus of Mills College in Oakland, California. This first of its kind meeting of these organizations will be held July 20-24 2004!
The AstroCon 2004 focus will be on observational astronomy and public outreach. A number of field trips are planned, including one to Lick Observatory, home of the 36-inch Clark Refractor and 120-inch Shane reflector. And if all goes according to preliminary plans, the closing Banquet will not be one you will want to miss! July 24th is the 35th anniversary of the recovery of Apollo 11. The aircraft carrier responsible for that recovery, the U. S. S. Hornet, is now a floating museum in the Bay Area. Talks are in progress about a special Banquet aboard the U. S. S. Hornet, with observing on the flight deck following the Banquet. This is a meeting you don’t want to miss! For more information and continual updates check out: http://www.aavso.org/aavso/meetings/spring04.shtml and http://www.astrocon2004.org. 11 Million Observations and CountingWe reached another observational milestone this past year as we passed the 11 million-observation mark in the AAVSO International Database. With the 432,660 observations received from 752 observers in 41 countries, the grand total of AAVSO observations received since 1911 now stands at 11,202,974!Who contributed the 11 millionth observation? Our latest “millionaire” is Gary Poyner of Birmingham, England, with his observation of 0959+68 CH UMa at visual magnitude 14.7 on 2452758.419 (2003 April 28.919 UT). Gary is unique in that he is an AAVSO “double-millionaire” - he alsocontributed the 8 millionth observation to the AAVSO International Database! Congratulations, Gary, and keep observing! MilestonesJanet Mattei: 30 Years as AAVSO DirectorThe American Association of Variable Star Observers is proud to celebrate Janet Mattei’s Thirtieth Anniversary as Director of the Association. Janet was awarded with a special recognition plaque at this year’s 92nd Annual Meeting at AAVSO Headquarters in Cambridge. Turn to page 3 to read more about this award. Thank you Janet! |
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