Webinar | Introduction to Exoplanet Observing
An entertaining overview of the instruments, software, and processes used to detect exoplanets using the transit method.
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Annual Meeting | U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Join keynote speakers Brad Schaefer, John Blevins (NASA), and Sukanya Chakrabarti (UAH) in Huntsville, Alabama!
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AAVSO at a Glance

Variable Star Observations in Database:

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What to Do During the Eruption of T CrB
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2024 Proposed Bylaw Revisions
Sep 13
Alert Notice - Observing Campaign #872: Nova in Sco: N Sco 2024 No. 3 = V1725 Sco (TCP J17064645-3528079)
Sep 11
Alert Notice - Observing Campaign #870: Unveiling CI Hyi as a symbiotic system
Sep 10
Alert Notice - Observing Campaign #865: Photometry and Spectroscopy of WR 140 (V1687 Cyg) through its upcoming periastron
Sep 10
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