Organisation
AAVSO
The American Association of Variable Star Observers — for more than a century, the organisation that gathers variable-star observations from amateurs worldwide into a single database that professional astronomers draw on. The model for how amateur and professional astronomy work together.
Highlights
- ›A century of amateur observations professionals use
Methods, objects & tools
Across public astronomy
Knowledge connections
- Associated withVariable-Star Observing
- Associated withVariable-Star Observing
- Associated withPhotometry
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.