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AAVSO at a Glance

Variable Star Observations in Database:

4 4 , 1 8 0 , 4 8 2 and Counting ...

Last Observation Received:

3 min 48 sec ago by PBRA - Brad Payne (US)

beta per Mar 2.9958 2.0Vis.

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Alert Notice 732: Observations requested for eclipsing binary ASASSN-21co

Mar 2

LPV of the Month, March 2021: R Lyncis

Feb 26

Alert Notice 731: Monitoring needed for TW Hya for HST and TESS observations

Feb 24

Alert Notice 730: Spectroscopy and photometry requested for SS Cyg

Feb 17

Solar Bulletin - Volume 77, Number 01

Feb 16

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AAVSO at a Glance

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