Volume 16 number 1 — 1987

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Articles in This Issue

Variable Star Research

• The T Tauri Stars

  George H. Herbig

• Period Changes in Eclipsing Binary Stars

  Anthony Mallama

• The Frequency of Outbursts in SS Aurigae

  Lewis M. Cook

• P Cygni: A Hypergiant Well Worth Observing

  Mart De Groot

• Visually Discovered Extra-Galactic Supernovae

  Christopher E. Spratt

• An Index to Variable Star Finder Charts in the Journal of the AAVSO 1972-1985

  Mati Morel

• The Earliest Infrared Light Curves

  Dorrit Hoffleit

Abstracts

• The Discovery of Sirius B: A Case of Strategy or Serendipity? (Abstract)

  Barbara L. Welther

History and Biography

• Carolyn J. Hurless, 1934-1987: AAVSO's Enthusiastic Ambassador

  Janet A. Mattei

Instruments, Methods, and Techniques

• Computerized Monthly Reports

  Edward A. Halbach

• Plotting Variables With a Home Computer

  Gerald P. Dyck

• A Record Breaking Problem

  Richard E. Hill

• A Quick Dark-Adapt Technique

  Vic Stryker

Letters to the Editor

• Letter to the Editor--"Solar Maximum Mission and Simultaneous Visual Observing"

  Alan L. Kiplinger

• Letter to the Editor--"Visual Observations of a Companion of Z Tauri?"

  Thomas W. Langhans

Book Reviews

• Book Review--The Study of Variable Stars Using Small Telescopes (Percy, ed.)

  Gerald P. Dyck

• Book Review--Astronomical Observations--An Optical Perspective (Walker)

  David R. Skillman

Organizational/Administrative

• Minutes of the 76th Spring Meeting (San Francisco, CA)

  Clinton B. Ford

• Chart Distribution Report

  AAVSO Headquarters

• Classical Cepheid Committee Report

  Thomas A. Cragg

• New Chart Committee Report

  Clinton B. Ford

• Spring 1986-1987 Committee Reports

  Various

• Eclipsing Binary Committee Report

  Marvin E. Baldwin

• Nova Search Committee Report

  Kenneth C. Beckmann

• Photoelectric Photometry Committee Report

  Howard J. Landis

• RR Lyrae Committee Report

  Marvin E. Baldwin

• Solar Division Committee Report

  Peter O. Taylor

• Telescope Committee Report

  Charles E. Scovil

• Treasurer's Report, October 1, 1986-March 31, 1987

  Theodore H. N. Wales

Errata

• Errata

  Anon.