AAVSO High Energy Network: Past and Present (Abstract)

Volume 41 number 2 (2013)

Matthew R. Templeton

AAVSO, 49 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA 02138; matthewt@aavso.org

Abstract

(Abstract only) The AAVSO High Energy Network grew out of several initiatives in Pro-Am cooperation on gamma-ray burst localizations at the end of the 20th Century, and continues today as an informal “Section” within the AAVSO. A number of observers and groups continue to receive GRB alerts from the AAVSO’s automatic service, and the amateur community remains involved in GRB followups. I’ll highlight a few recent bursts with amateur followups, both within AAVSO HEN, and on their own, and make suggestions for how the amateur community could expand its pursuit of this field.