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AAVSO at a Glance

Variable Star Observations in Database:

4 4 , 2 0 8 , 7 0 0 and Counting ...

Last Observation Received:

47 sec ago by MISA - Isabel Monks (GB)

TV COL Mar 6.4732 14.070B

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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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