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While most stars are too far away for us to “see” what is going on at or around their surfaces, time domain studies provide access to these close-in regions. Register for our Dec. 13 webinar to learn more! linkly.link/2RkSV

Like the sound of grabbing unlimited data with 24-inch remote scopes? Does recurrent novae make your heart flutter? Is collecting and analyzing stellar spectra your bag? Register for our Nov. 15 webinar to hear leaders of our Special Interest Groups! | linkly.link/2KlLZ

The 114th Annual Meeting is live! In-person and remote attendees have been welcomed, and the live stream continues with our first keynote, “The NASA Landolt Mission,” by Dr. Peter Plavchan.

The Annual Meeting of the AAVSO kicks off tomorrow. Even if you are not attending, you can support us by participating in our silent auction. Every dollar raised will help underwrite the AAVSO’s programs and services. Bidding ends Sunday at 19:30 PST. linkly.link/2I6aa

Join us this Saturday as we hear from each of the candidates running in the AAVSO’s FY26 Board election. Each candidate will discuss their own background, running platform, and thoughts on the future of the AAVSO. linkly.link/2FkSB

TESS Follow-Up Observing Program (TFOP) In our next webinar, Dr. Karen Collins will provide an overview of the TFOP program, demonstrate the tools made available to coordinate and analyze observations, and explain how to apply to join the fun. linkly.link/2EGrr

Description Betelgeuse continues to challenge us: a Great Dimming, and perhaps a companion hidden within its atmosphere. Dr. Andrea Dupree relates the history, puzzling behavior, and contributions of the AAVSO as well as ongoing studies. linkly.link/2CFE1

Enjoy observing variables due to stellar alignments or pulsations? Like learning about hardware used to observe the night sky? Register for Saturday’s webinar to learn about the Eclipsing Binaries, SPP Objects, and Instrumentation & Equipment sections. linkly.link/2BR80

Our Observing Sections are now Special Interest Groups. On June 7, learn about three SIGs—Exoplanets, Solar Observing, and Young Stellar Objects—by attending our webinar. Enjoy exoplanets or probing protostars? Curious about sunspots? Register below! 2ly.link/27gIT

Our next webinar host is Dr. Rob Zellem. Register to learn about NASA’s Pandora SmallSat mission. The mission will monitor transiting exoplanets and their host stars to disentangle stellar activity from the planet’s atmospheric signal. | bit.ly/3GfMOVL

And . . . we’re back. Join Dr. Pierre Maxted as he describes the on-going effort by the PLATO stellar science team to calibrate the next generation of stellar models using observations of well-studied “benchmark” stars. bit.ly/4ilLTR4

Register by May 1: The 5th European Variable Star Observer meeting (EVS-5) is May 27 & 28 in Barcelona, Spain, to promote Pro-Am and inter-organization collaborations. For more information or to register, please visit rr-lyr.irap.omp.eu/photometry/EVS5

Visit idsw.darksky.org to learn more or join in the movement! @IDADarkSky #DarkSkyWeek #DiscovertheNight

@stephtdouglas @astrojthe3 Hi Stephanie! We also have an Observing Section on Instrumentation & Equipment, where you might be able to ask some questions (aavso.org/instrumentatio…). Or we also have a recorded How-to webinar on CCD and CMOS if you're curious: youtube.com/watch?v=gcE7c4…

As we kick off our annual campaign, first, THANK YOU for your past support! This year’s campaign will help us hire a software developer, improve the quality of our data, and find our niche within the automated sky survey era. Please consider donating! aavso.org/2023-fundraisi…

Check out our Annual Impact Report of activities and accomplishments that took place within the last fiscal year (Oct. 1st - Sept. 30th)! THANK YOU to all the donors, sponsors, observers, members, and program participants who have supported the AAVSO! aavso.org/annual-report

Images were collected using Robotic telescopes with apertures upto 1m on Ground @faulkestel @iTelescope_Net @smubgobs @AAVSO and in Space. #NEOSSat @csa_asc. Proposals were written to get telescope time. Almost 50 hours of observations of #Didymos were collected. #LPSC2023 (4/20)

Get learning! AAVSOnet: a global network of remote telescopes any AAVSO member can propose to use! Wondering if AAVSOnet is for you, & you're not a member? Webinar instructors are AAVSOnet users & could help you know if joining AAVSO is the next move! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Happy International Women's Day! Our AAVSO Ambassador Program is filled with bright, driven, and skilled astronomers! Check out an entirely women-created Ambassador video on their scientific contributions, astronomy passions, and how you can get involved! youtube.com/watch?v=NcpsKL…

Our free upcoming webinar is a panel discussion on How to Automate Your Rig! Perfect for you if you're looking to stop being a night owl minding your telescope, and begin being able to sleep while collecting data. Find out who's on the panel and sign up: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…