AAVSO: News Archives

Special Notice #87 New WZ Sge variable in Hya 01/05/08
Alert Notice 365 Request to Monitor EF Eri for Hubble Space Telescope Observations 01/06/08
Special Notice #88 Update on New WZ Sge variable in Hya 01/10/08
Special Notice #89 Rare Outburst of 0103+59 HT Cas 01/10/08
Special Notice #90 Update on Request to Monitor EF Eri for Hubble Space Telescope Observations 01/14/08
Special Notice #91 BZ UMa Monitoring for Polarization Measurements 01/14/08
Alert Notice 366 Request to monitor SDSS133948 for HST Observations 01/18/08
Special Notice #92 Optical Transient in Canis Minoris 01/20/08
Special Notice #93Possible major outburst in EX Lup 01/21/08
Special Notice #94 Possible CV in Hya 01/22/08
Campaign Success - Small article; image
SDSS133948 Campaign - Small article; Image
December Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot data 01/22/08
JAAVSO Preprint "Period Change in the Semiregular Variable RU Vulpeculae" by Matthew Templeton, Lee Anne Willson, and Grant Foster 01/18/08
Alert Notice 367 Monitoring of the Recurrent Nova U Scorpii, campaign page 01/22/08
JAAVSO Preprint "Detection of the First Observed Outburst of DW Cancri" by T. Crawford, D. Boyd, C. Gualdoni, T. Gomez, W. MacDonald II, A. Oksanen 01/23/08
Chinese Translation of Visual Manual is now available 01/23/08
AAVSO Spring Meeting Meeting information and registration forms are now online for this joint meeting with the BAA. 01/25/08
Alert Notice 368 Major Outburst of EX Lup 01/29/08
Alert Notice 369 Outburst of AQ CMi 01/31/08

February

Special Notice #95 SN 2008Q in NGC 524 02/05/08
Upper limits on GRB 080205 by S. Sposetti 02/06/08
January Eyepiece Views Interesting medley of variable star essays, tips, and perspectives. 02/06/08
Special Notice #96 VSX J074727.6+065050 rebrightening 02/07/08
Alert Notice 370 GJ 436 Extrasolar Planet Transit Campaign 02/12/08
Special Notice #97 Outburst of the WZ-type dwarf nova HV Vir 02/14/08
"Milliarcsecond N-Band Observations of the Nova RS Ophiuchi: First Science with the Keck Interferometer Nuller" By R. K. Barry, W. C. Danchi, W. A. Traub et al. 02/15/08
JAAVSO Preprint "The Exciting Star of the Berkeley 59/Cepheus OB4 Complex and Other Chance Variable Star Discoveries" by D. Majaess, D. Turner, D. Lane, and K. Moncrieff 02/15/08
In Memoriam: Tom Droege 02/18/08
JAAVSO Preprint "Discovery and Observations of the Optical Afterglow of GRB 071010B" by A. Oksanen, M. Templeton, A. Henden, D. Kann 02/19/08
Photometrica support for new AAVSO format The software tool, "Photometrica", provides photometry of the remote telescopes at GRAS in the new AAVSO format 02/25/08
Variable Star Bookstore Selected books on variable stars, observing variable stars, stellar evolution and much more. Links to purchase them directly from amazon dot com benefits the AAVSO. 02/25/08
January Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot data 02/26/08

March

JAAVSO Preprint "The Light Curve of SU Carinae" by Alan Plummer and Mati Morel 03/03/08
Bulletin 71 for 2008Predicted Dates of Maxima and Minima of Long Period Variables for 2008 03/04/08
Alert Notice 37 Support for XMM-Newton Observations of SS Aurigae 03/06/08
PEP Newsletter The last issue edited by John Percy is now online 03/07/08
March Eyepiece Views Variable star stories, updates, book reviews, and more... 03/07/08
Special Notice #98 Apparent Nova in Cygnus - N Cyg 08 03/08/08
Special Notice #99 Campaign in support of SS Aurigae observations by XMM-Newton delayed 03/10/08
Excel Format of Bulletin 71 is now online 03/11/08
February Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot numbers and announcements 03/17/08
Alert Notice 372 Possible naked-eye gamma ray burst detected (GRB 080319B) 03/19/08
AAVSO HEN observations of GRB 080319B 03/20/08
Special Notice #100 EF Eri in Outburst 03/27/08
Alert Notice 373 Support for XMM-Newton Observations of SS Aurigae 03/28/08
Planning Tool for Stars in Need of More Observations, April edition is now available 03/31/08
Special Notice #101 Supernova 2008bk in NGC 7793 03/28/08
Alert Notice 374 NOVA CYGNI 2008 = V2468 CYG 03/31/08

April

MAIN FEATURE ARTICLE: New AAVSO Data Submission Formats - image - We have a new link between your observing log book and the database. Two new AAVSO observing formats are now available! Please read the new format specifications to discover what has changed and how this may affect the way you submit observations to the AAVSO. 4/21/08
Special Notice #102 Possible Nova in Triangulum Australe 04/04/08
Photometry of GRB080330 by A. Block 04/09/08
Special Notice #103 V2491 CYGNI (NOVA IN CYGNUS) 04/11/08
Special Notice #104 Photometric Sequence for V2491 Cyg now Available 04/17/08
Special Notice #105 Possible Nova in Sgr 04/19/08
Alert Notice 375 V576 Carinae 04/21/08
Observing Opportunity with PROMPT through the Robert Martin Ayers Science Fund 04/21/08
Alert Notice 376 Request to monitor SDSS J151413.72+454911.9 for HST Observations 04/23/08
Special Notice #106 Nova Sgr 2008 brightening 04/23/08
March Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot information 04/25/08
Three Variable Star Papers in Astro-ph 04/28/08

May

Planning Tool for Stars in Need of more observations, May edition is now available 05/01/08
Optical observations of GRB 080430 GCN Circular 05/01/08
Special Notice #107 Update on Request to monitor SDSS J151413.72+454911.9 for HST Observations 05/01/08
Alert Notice 377 REQUEST EXTENDED TO OBSERVE HMXBS IN SUPPORT OF RADIAL VELOCITY OBSERVATIONS 05/02/08
Alert Notice 378 Request to monitor RE J1255+266 for HST Observations 05/05/08
Special Notice #108 Sequence available for V5579 Sgr 05/08/08
JAAVSO Preprint "Infrared Passbands for Precise Photometry of Variable Stars by Amateur and Professional Astronomers" by Eugene F. Milone and Andrew T. Young 05/08/08
JAAVSO Preprint "Period Changes in Pulsating Red Supergiant Stars: A Science and Education Project" by John R. Percy, Elena Favaro, Jou Glasheen, Bernadette Ho, Hiromitsu Sato, David G. Turner 05/09/08
Spring Meeting Highlights and Photo Gallery Includes a write-up by Mike Simonsen and a slideshow of photos 05/08/08
Comparison Star Database Update More than 28,000 stars now have V-band magnitudes! 05/09/08
JAAVSO Preprint "A History of AAVSO's Headquarters" By Michael Saladyga 05/15/08
JAAVSO Preprint "Recent Minima of 155 Eclipsing Binary Stars" By Gerard Samolyk 05/15/08
Special Notice #109 Optical transient in NGC 300 05/16/08
Alert Notice 379Support for Spitzer observations of tremendous outburst amplitude dwarf novae (TOADs) 05/16/08
Special Notice #110 Update on optical transient in NGC 300 05/16/08
April Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot data 05/21/08
Eyepiece Views The May edition of this interesting newsletter is now online 05/23/08
Alert Notice 380 Nova in Ophiuchus 05/27/08
Variable Star Search Utility developed by Dale Lehman is now available for multi-platform use. Updated June 2nd with a bug fix 05/28/08
Spring Meeting Highlights - MAIN FEATURE ARTICLE - image 5/31/08

June

Alert Notice 381 SECOND POSSIBLE NOVA IN OPHIUCHUS - NOVA OPHIUCHI 2008 NO. 2 06/02/08
Polarimetry and the Long Awaited Superoutburst of BZ UMa (4 MB PDF file), A. Price (AAVSO) & J. Masiero, AAS Meeting, June 2008 06/03/08
Citizen Science and the International Year of Astronomy (2 MB PDF file), A. Price (AAVSO), C. DePree (Agnes Scott College), L. Fortson (Adler Planetarium), et al; AAS Meeting, June 2008. 06/03/08
Special Notice #111 Possible superoutburst of DH Aql 06/04/08
Astronomers Predict Nearby Stellar Fireworks by Mid-Century Press Release about epsilon Aurigae 06/04/08
Special Notice #112Support for CH Cygni observations with HST and Chandra 06/07/08
Radio Astronomers Glimpse Astrophysical Jet with Help from Amateurs Press release; results published in Science magazine 06/09/08
JAAVSO Preprint "Adventures in J- and H-Band Photometry of Evolved Stars" by Aaron J. Bradley and Robert E. Stencel 06/10/08
Staff member Aaron Price won the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Graduate Student Award For this poster on BZ Uma 06/11/08
New Blue&Gold Program Launched! Help HQ validate data with the new Zapper program 6/20/08
W Hya: Variable Star of the Season - FEATURE ARTICLE - home page image 6/27/08
Variable Star Bookstore - SMALL FEATURE ARTICLE - home page image 6/27/08

July

May Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot information 07/01/08
Planning Tool for Stars in Need of More Observations, July Edition, is now available 07/01/08
Special Notice #113 Request for observations of SDSS J212531.92-010745.9 07/18/08
June Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot information 07/21/08
Special Notice #114 Rebrightening of the dwarf nova VY Aqr 07/22/08
QX Pup Project - FEATURE ARTICLE - Image 7/28/08
Planning Tool for Stars in Need of More Observations, August Edition, is now available 07/28/08
Annual Report - SMALL FEATURE ARTICLE - Image 7/30/08
Special Notice #115 Request for observations of Eta Carinae 07/31/08

August

New Improved AAVSO Newsletter A creative and colorful new design awaits, enjoy! (3.6 MB pdf) 08/01/08
Special Notice #117 Superoutburst of the infrequently outbursting dwarf nova HO Del (revised) 08/04/08
"The Eclipsing Cataclysmic Variable Lanning 386: Dwarf Nova, SW Sextantis Star, or Both?" by S. Brady (AAVSO), J.R. Thorstensen (Dartmouth), M.D. Koppelman (U. Minnesota), et al., PASP 120, 301 (2008) 08/05/08
The 97th Annual Meeting of the AAVSO at the Nantucket Inn, Nantucket, MA. Register online today! 08/05/08
"First Resolved Images of the Eclipsing and Interacting Binary Beta Lyrae" by M. Zhao, D. Gies, J.D. Monnier et al. posted on arXiv.org 08/08/08
Outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova V452 Cassiopeiae J. Shears, C. Lloyd, D. Boyd, et al. 08/13/08
"For Star Gazer, Match Made in Heaven" - A news article about our own Richard "Doc" Kinne and his move to the AAVSO. 08/13/08
"High-Resolution Spectroscopy of Long-Periodic - Eclipsing Binary Epsilon Aurigae" By A. Golovin, Y. Kuznyetsova, and M. Andreev. 08/13/08
Special Notice #118 Request extended to observe High-Mass X-Ray Binaries (HMXBs) in support of radial velocity observations 08/14/08
Bios for 2008-2010 Council Election Biographical information provided by council candidates 08/14/08
Special Notice #119 Possible rebrightening in the dwarf nova HO Del 08/19/08
Special Notice #120 SGR 0501+4516 08/25/08
July Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot information 08/27/08
Alert Notice 382 Outburst of the symbiotic star CI Cygni 08/31/08
Special Notice #121 Outburst of the symbiotic star CI Cygni 08/31/08

September

Special Notice #122 Possible new WZ Sge-type dwarf nova in Andromeda 09/02/08
Special Notice #123 Possible nova in Centaurus 09/03/08
Special Notice #124 Possible nova in Scorpius 09/03/08
Stars in Need of More Observations list for September now available 09/03/08
Stay at AAVSO - FEATURE ARTICLE - image here The "The Walter A. Feibelman Suite" is now ready for visitors.
Alert Notice 383 Nova Scorpii 2008 09/06/08
Special Notice #125 Enhanced monitoring of GK Persei 09/22/08
Variable Star of the Season: FG SGE - image - FG Sge is a rare variable seen at the end of its life, beginning the transition from giant star to white dwarf. Read more about it in the next installment of our Variable Star of the Season series.
Alert Notice 384 Outburst of GK Persei 09/24/08
Kate Hutton at PATS the Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Show in Pasadena, CA, September 13-14, 2008 09/24/08
Alert Notice 385 SN 2008fw in NGC 3261 09/29/08
Planning Tool for Stars in need of more observations for October 09/30/08

October

Special Notice #126 Possible Nova in Musca 10/02/08
Alert Notice 386 Low state of VY Scl 10/02/08
August Solar Bulletin Eclipse images and solar data included 10/02/08
JAAVSO Preprint "Frequency Analysis of Long-term AAVSO Visual Observations of TU Cas" by Shawn Dvorak 10/03/08
Alert Notice 387 V1721 Aql (Nova Aql 2008) 10/03/08
Alert Notice 388Nova Mus 2008 = QY Mus 10/06/08
JAAVSO Preprint "Photometry, Spectroscopy, and Classification of Nova V475: Erratum" by Donn Starkey 10/08/08
Updated Meeting Schedules Fall Meeting Schedules now available 10/15/08
Special Notice #127 Twilight observations of U Sco requested 10/15/08
Special Notice #128 Rare outburst of the dwarf nova V1251 Cyg 10/19/08
Special Notice #129 Request extended to observe High-Mass X-Ray Binaries (HMXBs) in support of radial velocity observations 10/27/08
Special Notice #130 Outburst of the dwarf nova UW Tri 10/28/08
September Solar Bulletin Includes SID and sunspot numbers 10/29/08
JAAVSO Preprint"The History of AAVSO Charts, Part II: The 1960s Through 2006" by K. Malatesta, M. Simonsen, and C. Scovil 10/31/08

November

Thanks to Henrietta Leavitt Harvard Symposium today! "Celebrating 100 Years of the Cepheid Period-Luminosity Relation" 11/6/08

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