Volume 21 number 2 — 1992

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Articles in This Issue

Variable Star Research

• The Unusual Cataclysmic Variable S193

  Peter M. Garnavich, Paula Szkody

• Period Changes in RV Tauri Stars: Observations and Simulations

  John R. Percy, Alexandra Csatary, Ingrid Zorgdrager

• Dwarf Cepheid Variable Stars: A Study of CY Aquarii

  Chris Dolan, Robin Tripoli, Jim Houck

• The Maria Mitchell Observatory Plate Collection

  Eileen D. Friel

• The Light Curve of CI Cygni 1967-1992

  S. Tania Ruiz

• Photographic Studies of Neglected Variables, 1: TW, CG, DZ, and NU Puppis

  David B. Williams

• A Period Update for Five Eclipsing Binary Stars: SS Ari, TY Boo, DF Hya, Z Lep, and TY UMa

  Gerard Samolyk

• Possible Large Intrinsic Variability in the Short Period Eclipsing Binary RS Scuti

  Cook Stephen P.

• A 1992 Eclipse Timing of the Long Period (5.61 Years) Eclipsing Binary EE Cephei

  Edward A. Halbach

Instruments, Methods, and Techniques

• Observing Eclipsing Binaries

  Marvin E. Baldwin

• Exploring Stellar Atmospheres with a Desktop Computer

  Charles A. Whitney

• From Archives to Analysis: Computers Redefine the AAVSO Mission

  Grant Foster

History and Biography

• Clinton Banker Ford, 1913-1992

  Dorrit Hoffleit

• Annie and the Stars of Many Colors: Video Portrait of Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon

  Barbara Welther, Alex Griswold

• The Selector of Highlights: A Brief Biographical Sketch of Harlow Shapley

  Dorrit Hoffleit

Abstracts

• A Low-Frequency Gravity Wave Antenna (Abstract)

  Casper Hossfield

• Dozens and Dozens of Stars (Abstract)

  John Pazmino

• Variable Stars at High School: The Grainger Observatory (Abstract)

  Christopher T. Harper

• The Zeta Aurigae System HD 187299: Not Eclipsing, Maybe Pulsating (Abstract)

  John R. Percy, Katharine A. S. Hayhoe, Lee Snyder

Organizational/Administrative

• Minutes of the 81st Annual Meeting (Cambridge, MA)

  David B. Williams

• Annual Report of the Director for Fiscal Year 1991-1992

  Janet A. Mattei

• Annual 1991-1992 Committee Reports

  Various

• Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Committee Report

  Priscilla J. Benson

• Chart Distribution Report

  AAVSO Headquarters

• Classical Cepheid Committee Report

  Thomas A. Cragg

• Eclipsing Binary Committee Report

  Marvin E. Baldwin

• New Chart Committee Report

  Charles E. Scovil

• 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

• Supernova Search Committee Report

  Robert O. Evans

• Journal of the AAVSO

  Charles A. Whitney

• Telescope Committee Report

  Charles E. Scovil

• Treasurer's Report, October 1, 1991-September 30, 1992

  Theodore H. N. Wales