Instructor: Dennis Conti The purpose of this course is to provide newcomers to exoplanet observing with the background and skills necessary to conduct high quality exoplanet observations. The course will be conducted via a series of 1.5-hour interactive Zoom sessions held once a week at 7:30pm ET for 5 consecutive weeks. The course will begin […]
Instructor: Ed Wiley. CCD1 and CCD2 have been combined into a single six-week course. We will use the AAVSO Guide to CCD/CMOS Photometry as our basic reference. This course will use the AAVSO platform VPhot as the basic software for performing tasks such as measuring variables. A brief introduction to VPhot is provided but is […]
Instructor: Aritra Das This course is intended to provide participants with a systematic coverage of VStar’s current functionality, an appreciation of the ways in which it can be extended, and how it can be used for variable star data visualization and analysis. You’ll learn how to create mean plots, phase plots, and perform simple period […]
Instructor: Blake Crosby. This course is an overview of the types of variable stars most often observed by AAVSO observers. We explain the construction of light curves and phase diagrams. We discuss the physical processes behind what makes each type of variable and how this is demonstrated in their light curves. We link these salient […]
Instructor: Arne Henden In 2023, a dedicated group of 10 AAVSO members spent months in reviewing the AAVSO International Database and interviewed many observers, with the goals of both finding quality deficiencies in submitted observations, as well as suggesting many ways in which that quality could be improved. Some of the suggestions fall directly on […]
Instructor: Mike Poxon This four week course is designed to help visual observers get the most enjoyment and scientific return from the observing programs they develop, based on each individuals’ equipment, observing conditions and interests. To successfully complete this course you must provide in writing, two documents. A complete observer profile (a sample will be […]
Instructor: Ken Menzies. This course is designed to teach observers how to conduct photometry using VPhot, the AAVSO’s cloud-based photometry reduction software. The main objective is to understand “best photometric practices” by independently conducting exercises which utilize VPhot as the photometry tool. You will learn (1) how to upload and manage your image files, (2) […]
Instructor: Raffaello Braga. Observing and counting sunspots is one of the most important and simple methods for monitoring the activity of our nearest star. This four weeks course will provide the fundamentals of visually and photographically observing, monitoring, and recording sunspots with the aim of involving participants in the determination of the American Relative Sunspot […]
Instructors: Steven Shore and Brian Kloppenborg Description to follow, dates to be confirmed.
