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American Association of Variable Star Observers

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Â© A Dictionary of Astronomy 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) An amateur society founded in 1911, with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Observers in 60 countries submit some 600 000 variable star estimates to the AAVSO each year. There are 13 million archival observations available on‐line. AAVSO activities also include solar observing. http://www.aavso.org/

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