AAVSO 102nd Spring Meeting, Boone, North Carolina, May 16–18, 2013
Variable Star Observer Awards recognizing milestones through September 2012
Award/Recipient Affiliation* Country/State Interval Total
Over 125,000 Visual Observations*
Peter Williams 29 Australia 1989–2011 134,630
Over 50,000 Visual Observations*
Marino Fonovich Croatia 1991–2012 50,374
Over 25,000 Visual Observations*
Andrew Pearce 14 Australia 1990–2012 25,764
Adam Derdzikowski Poland 2003–2012 25,086
Over 10,000 Visual Observations*
Istvan Tepliczky 03 Hungary 1999–2011 12,597
Thomas Lloyd Evans 20 England 1999–2012 10,312
Bill Wilson England 1973–2012 10,087
Over 1,000 Visual Observations*
Larry A. Wade USA 1999–2011 2,877
Bruno Billiaert 05 Belgium 1997–2012 2,815
Peter Brock England 2011–2012 2,686
Jean-Louis Fis 01 France 1992–2012 2,651
Anton Khruslov Russia 2011–2012 1,644
Gustav Holmberg Sweden 2011–2012 1,369
Jean-Pierre Sciolla 01 France 2009–2012 1,135
Szilard Teichner 03 Hungary 1988–2012 1,133
Angelito D. Sing Philippines 2007–2012 1,006
Douglas L. Smith USA 2012–2012 1,003
Over 100 Visual Observations*
Johan Warell Sweden 2012–2012 724
James Whinfrey England 2011–2012 385
Chris P. Maloney USA 2012–2012 314
Glen R. Chapman USA 2011–2012 278
Jim M. Ketchum USA 2011–2012 239
Giuseppe M. Bertani Italy 2011–2012 214
Nikolaj Stritof Slovenia 1983–2011 208
Marc-Andre Bedard Canada 2011–2012 177
Douglas A. Fowler USA 2012–2012 173
Marcus Jansson Sweden 2012–2012 139
Robert G. MacPhail Canada 2012–2012 136
Jon F. M. Brandie China 2011–2012 132
Jean-Marie Llapassat 01 France 2001–2012 128
Ireneusz Lubiszewski Poland 2011–2012 120
Richard B. Potter USA 2004–2012 116
Athanasios Douvris Greece 2005–2012 112
Over 500,000 CCD Observations*
Franz-Josef Hambsch 05 Belgium 2002–2012 534,473
Over 400,000 CCD Observations*
Shawn Dvorak USA 1981–2012 417,932
Over 200,000 CCD Observations*
Etienne Morelle 01 France 2005–2012 208,212
Over 100,000 CCD Observations*
James L. Jones USA 2003–2012 120,390
Over 50,000 CCD Observations*
Peter J. Starr Australia 2005–2012 66,113
Jeremy Shears 20 England 2004–2011 58,596
Colin Littlefield USA 2009–2012 54,728
James Roe USA 1972–2012 51,437
Over 10,000 CCD Observations*
Joseph H. Ulowetz USA 2010–2011 37,400
Margaret Streamer 29 Australia 2002–2012 25,359
Marlin G. Costello USA 2009–2012 18,190
Massimiliano Martignoni 18 Italy 2000–2012 16,953
David J. W. Moriarty Australia 2011–2012 13,868
David Cejudo Fernandez Spain 2010–2012 13,295
Kevin Alton USA 2004–2012 12,648
Timo J. Kantola Finland 2012–2012 11,123
Gary Poyner England 1991–2012 10,278
Over 1,000 CCD Observations*
Ivan Sergey Belarus 2003–2012 8,849
John W. Rock England 2012–2012 7,779
Leonid Tkachook Ukraine 2012–2012 4,149
Juan-Luis Gonzalez Carballo 07 Spain 2001–2012 4,099
James A. Boardman USA 2012–2012 3,991
John C. Moore 20 England 2009–2011 3,585
Adrianus G. A. Van Der Hoeven Netherlands 2012–2012 2,930
Robert J. Modic USA 1994–2012 2,842
Miguel Muro Serrano Spain 2012–2012 2,649
Gustav Holmberg Sweden 2012–2012 2,420
Rolf Carstens New Zealand 2011–2012 1,754
Istvan Kovacs 03 Hungary 1981–2010 1,597
Wolfgang Vollmann Austria 1976–2012 1,320
Rafael Benavides Palencia Spain 2007–2012 1,244
David Whelan USA 2006–2012 1,219
Robert Wahlstrom 19 Sweden 2005–2012 1,142
Robert Riordan USA 2012–2012 1,117
Marian Urbanik Slovakia 2012–2012 1,097
Stan Howerton USA 2007–2011 1,083
Marc Serreau 01 France 2010–2012 1,078
Daniel Zaharevitz USA 2012–2012 1,019
Over 100 PEP Observations*
Giorgio Di Scala Australia 2004–2012 166
* Years include total AAVSO observing interval (not only PEP/CCD/PTG observing).
Yotal includes only visual or PEP/CCD/PTG observations, depending on award.
These symbols indicate observers are also affiliated with the groups below:
01 Association Francaise des Observateurs d'Étoiles Variables (AFOEV)
03 Magyar Csillàgaszati Egyesület, Valtózocsillag Szakcsoport (Hungary)
05 Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren (Belgium)
07 Asociacion de Variabilistas de Espagne (Spain)
13 Brazilian Observational Network REA
14 Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, Variable Star Section
18 Unione Astrofili Italiani (Italy)
19 Svensk Amator Astronomisk Forening, variabelsektionen (Sweden)
20 British Astronomical Association, Variable Star Section
29 Variable Stars South (New Zealand)