Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Originally broadcast on June 29, 2024.
In this webinar, we began with a brief introduction to the AAVSO and its Section system.
We next featured short talks from three different AAVSO Sections:
- Spectroscopy
- High Energy Network
- Photoelectric Photometry
If you enjoy stellar spectroscopy, you won't want to miss this introduction to the *Spectroscopy Section* (one of the AAVSO's most popular Sections). And, if the next galactic supernova has captured your imagination, you'll love to hear all about the *High Energy Network Section's* ongoing pro-am collaborations. Finally, those who are interested in unravelling the mysteries of the bright sky with unparalleled precision will be glad for the introduction from the *Photoelectric Photometry Section.*
After all of the presentations, our talented Section Leaders stayed online for an extended Q&A session, answering many interesting questions from the audience.
Timestamps:
00:00 Opening announcements
03:51 Introduction to the AAVSO & its Sections - Lauren Herrington
11:55 High-Energy Network - Heinz-Bernd Eggenstein
26:25 Photoelectric Photometry - Tom Calderwood
42:29 Spectroscopy - Scott Donnell & Steve Shore
58:48 Q&A with HB, Tom, Scott, and Steve
01:23:38 How to get involved - Lauren Herrington
01:25:40 Closing announcements
*✩ Interested in attending a live AAVSO webinar on Zoom?* Visit aavso.org/webinars to view our schedule and register for upcoming events.
Originally broadcast on June 29, 2024.
In this webinar, we began with a brief introduction to the AAVSO and its Section system.
We next featured short talks from three different AAVSO Sections:
- Spectroscopy
- High Energy Network
- Photoelectric Photometry
If you enjoy stellar spectroscopy, you won't want to miss this introduction to the *Spectroscopy Section* (one of the AAVSO's most popular Sections). And, if the next galactic supernova has captured your imagination, you'll love to hear all about the *High Energy Network Section's* ongoing pro-am collaborations. Finally, those who are interested in unravelling the mysteries of the bright sky with unparalleled precision will be glad for the introduction from the *Photoelectric Photometry Section.*
After all of the presentations, our talented Section Leaders stayed online for an extended Q&A session, answering many interesting questions from the audience.
Timestamps:
00:00 Opening announcements
03:51 Introduction to the AAVSO & its Sections - Lauren Herrington
11:55 High-Energy Network - Heinz-Bernd Eggenstein
26:25 Photoelectric Photometry - Tom Calderwood
42:29 Spectroscopy - Scott Donnell & Steve Shore
58:48 Q&A with HB, Tom, Scott, and Steve
01:23:38 How to get involved - Lauren Herrington
01:25:40 Closing announcements
*✩ Interested in attending a live AAVSO webinar on Zoom?* Visit aavso.org/webinars to view our schedule and register for upcoming events.
![AAVSO How [My Students and I do Science With AAVSO Data and How You Can, Too]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hAu4MMD7g_g/mqdefault.jpg "AAVSO How [My Students and I do Science With AAVSO Data and How You Can, Too]
Originally broadcast May 7, 2022. Guest instructor: John Percy
Variable stars provide astronomers with unique and important information about the nature, evolution, and behavior of stars. AAVSO observers contribute mightily to this enterprise. For half a century, I have been engaged in variable star research, and in supervising and mentoring undergraduate research students, and even high school students. They can develop and integrate a wide range of science, math, and computing skills, motivated by the thrill of doing real science with real data – including AAVSO data – and publishing their results in journals such as the Journal of the AAVSO (JAAVSO). Skilled amateur astronomers can do this too, whether they are observers or not! I will lead you through some of our projects using freely-available AAVSO data and, more recently, freely-available ASAS-SN data. You will learn about the particular strengths of these datasets, and about the complementary power of light-curve analysis and time-series analysis, using the AAVSO VSTAR package. I will explain what we do, and how, and why. And I will point out some of the science which can be done – by you and/or your students.
John Percy is a very active Professor Emeritus of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Science Education at the University of Toronto. He has served as president of six national or international science and education organizations, including the IAU Commission on Variable Stars, and the AAVSO (1989-1991). He has been an AAVSO member for over 40 years, was the editor of JAAVSO for 10 years, and continues to serve as co-advisor to the Long-period Variable Observing Section.
If you are interested in:
* AAVSOs Long-period Variable Observing Section: https://www.aavso.org/aavso-long-period-variable-section
* attending the Zoom sessions of our How-to series: https://www.aavso.org/2022-how-to-hours
* finding out more about AAVSO, visit our welcome page: aavso.org/welcome")
