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- initialism astronomy, US Initialism of American Association of Variable Star Observers.
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The AAVSO is the clearinghouse for countless measures of star brightness by many thousands of amateurs worldwide from 1911 to present.
Signs of the Times 2009
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Henden in AAVSO Special Notice #187: CBET 2128 indicates that Hideo Nishimura has discovered a new outbursting object in Ophiuchus.
Observing Alert: Possible Nova in Ophichus | Universe Today 2010
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Observations from amateur astronomers are requested by the AAVSO.
Long Anticipated Eruption of U Scorpii Has Begun | Universe Today 2010
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The AAVSO has calibrated nearby stars in each of the known transiting exoplanet systems to act as local standards against which you can compare the host star for variability.
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The AAVSO is also working with the XO project team to study other variable stars that they have discovered during their exoplanet survey.
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This morning, AAVSO observers, Barbara Harris and Shawn Dvorak sent in notification of the outburst, sending astronomers scrambling to get ‘target of opportunity observations’ from satellites and continuous coverage from ground-based observatories.
Long Anticipated Eruption of U Scorpii Has Begun | Universe Today 2010
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Information is also available to submit your observations to the American Association of Variable Star Observers AAVSO, too!
Journey Around A Black Hole – Epsilon Aurigae | Universe Today 2010
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You can search the AAVSO database ifor observational n the left under "Pick a star" – inserting "Eta car."
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Please promptly report all observations to the AAVSO with the name "U SCO".
Request For Twilight Observations of U Scorpii | Universe Today 2009
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Within 24 hours even more news came in via AAVSO Special Notice #182: This new variable object in Eridanus, originally called a possible nova in CBET 2050, is most likely a WZ Sge variable.
Observing News: Nova Eridani or Flash Fire? | Universe Today 2009
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