Volume 35 number 1 — 2007

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Articles in This Issue

Editorial

• Group photograph of the 86th Meeting of the AAVSO, Sion-St.-Luc, Siwtzerland, May 26-31, 1997

  Anon.

• Editorial Comment

  Elizabeth O. Waagen

• Table of Contents for Variable Stars: New Frontiers (86th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO)

  Anon.

• List of Participants

  Anon.

History and Biography

• Preface

  J. A. Mattei, M. Grenon

• Welcoming Address

  S. Berthet

• Address to AAVSO Participants

  M. Delaloye

• Acknowledgements

  Anon.

• Meeting Hosts, Local Organizing Committee, Scientific Organizing Committee, and Meeting Co-Sponsors

  Anon.

• Report of the Bundesdeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft fÅr VerÑnderliche Sterne (BAV)

  W. Quester

• The Brno Regional Network of Observers (B.R.N.O.)--Variable Star Section of the Czech Astronomical Society

  M. Zejda

• The Franáois-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory

  G. Meynet, M. Grenon, J. -C. Pont, R. Arnold, J. Breguet, R. Durussel

• Astronomical Activities in Lithuania

  A. Kucinskas

• Issues and Strategies for the Future

  A. V. Holm

Abstracts

• The HIPPARCOS Mission--A New Era for Variable Star Astronomy (Abstract)

  M. Grenon, L. Eyer

• The Impact of Ground-Based Monitoring by Variable Star Observers (Abstract)

  J. A. Mattei

• The Massive Variable Star Returns From the Search for MACHOs (Abstract)

  K. H. Cook

• In Quest of Variable Stars With Near-Infrared Surveys (Abstract)

  N. Epchtein

• The Impact on Interactive Binary Research: 18.5 Years of Space Observations With the IUE Satellite (Abstract)

  R. Viotti, D. de Martino, B. T. GÑnsicke, R. Gonz†lez-Riestra

• X-Ray Observations in the AXAF Era and NASA's Public Outreach Plans (Abstract)

  F. R., Jr. Harnden

• Discovering Supernovae Using a CCD Camera (Abstract)

  M. Armstrong

• Robotic Telescopes on the Internet and the Study of Variable Stars (Abstract)

  J. Baruch

• The Three-Reflection, Two-Mirror Telescope (TRT): A Compact Instrument for Wide Field Astronomy (Abstract)

  M. Amoretti, M. Badiali, C. La Padula, D. Nanni, A. Preite-Martinez, A. Vignato

• Overview of Stellar Pulsations and Driving Mechanisms in Relation to the Evolution of Stars (Abstract)

  A. Maeder

• Pulsating B Stars Discovered by HIPPARCOS (Abstract)

  C. Aerts, C. Waelkens, P. De Cat, K. Kolenberg, E. Kestens, M. Grenon

• CCD Light Curves for Unstudied RR Lyrae Variables in the Core of M5 (Abstract)

  V. Ripepi

• Stellar Variability in the Lower Part of the Classical Instability Strip (Abstract)

  E. Poretti, F. Musazzi

• A High Speed Photometric Survey of Normal and Peculiar A-Type Stars (Abstract)

  O. M. Kurtanidze, M. G. Nikolashvili

• New CCD Photometry of RR Lyrae Stars in NGC 3201 (Abstract)

  A. Piersimoni, V. Ripepi

• New Insights Into the S Doradus Phenomenon and the Micro-Variations of Eight Luminous Blue Variables (Abstract)

  M. De Groot, A. M. van Genderen, C. Sterken

• Comparison of Visual and Photoelectric Photometry for Bright Cepheids (Abstract)

  G. Foster, W. M. Lowder, E. J. Oravec

• Linear Polarimetric Variations of RV Tauri Stars (Abstract)

  K. Yoshioka, K. Saijo, H. Sato

• Four Neglected Southern Mira Stars (Abstract)

  T. A. Cragg

• Pulsation Modes and Fundamental Parameters of Mira Stars (Abstract)

  D. Barthäs

• Statistical Period Analysis of Mira Type Variables (Abstract)

  H. Sato, K. Saijo, K. Yoshioka, J. A. Mattei

• The First Radial Velocity Curve for CK Camelopardalis (Abstract)

  N. A. Gorynya, N. N. Samus

• The EUVE Dwarf Novae Project (Abstract)

  C. W. Mauche, J. A. Mattei

• The RXTE, ROSAT, IUE, EUVE, Optical Campaign Covering the 45-day Supercycle of V1159 Orionis (Abstract)

  P. Szkody, K. Honeycutt, J. Robertson, A. Silber, D. W. Hoard, L. Pastwick

• High Resolution Time-Resolved UCLES Spectroscopy of AE Aquarii: I. The Secondary Star Revealed (Abstract)

  J. Echevarria, F. Diego, D. Mills, R. C. Smith

• Statistical Analyses of the AAVSO Light Curves of Z Camelopardalis and AH Herculis (Abstract)

  T. Ak, M. T. Ozkan

• Analysis of AAVSO Records of the Star Z Camelopardalis (Abstract)

  B. D. Oppenheimer, J. A. Mattei, S. Kenyon

• The UV Luminosity of Z Cam Type Dwarf Novae (Abstract)

  M. T. Ozkan, H. Gulsecen, H. H. Esenoglu, T. Ak, A. T. Saygac

• Photometric Observations of Four Old Novae for Timescales From Decades to Minutes (Abstract)

  S. Yu. Shugarov, E. P. Pavlenko

• A Catalogue of X-Ray Binaries (Abstract)

  O. Guseinov, A. T. Saygac, A. Allakhverdiyev, H. Caliskan

• Information About New Books on Highly Evolved Close Binary Stars (Abstract)

  A. M. Cherepashchuk, N. A. Katysheva, T. S. Khruzina, S. Yu. Shugarov

• The Photometry of Four Symbiotic Stars: UV Aur, TX CVn, BF Cyg, and V1016 Cyg for the Last 100 Years (Abstract)

  S. Yu. Shugarov, O. A. Ul'janikhina

• HIPPARCOS Astrometric Observations of Symbiotic Stars (Abstract)

  A. Emanuele, R. Viotti, D. Cardini, M. Badiali

• The Ultraviolet History of the Outbursting Symbiotic Stars Z Andromedae and AG Draconis (Abstract)

  R. Gonzalez-Riesta, R. Viotti, J. Greiner, T. Iijima, M. Maesano, J. A. Mattei

• Periodic and Aperiodic Variability of Symbiotic Stars (Abstract)

  L. I. Chinarova

• Classification of Fine Effects in the Light Curves of Eclipsing Binary Stars (Abstract)

  I. Kudzej

• Database of Times of Minima for Eclipsing Binaries as Part of a General Multiple Stars Database (Abstract)

  M. Kurpinska-Winiarska

• Determining the Period of the Eclipsing Binary: DHK 41 (Abstract)

  D. H. Kaiser, G. Frey

• Observational Evidence for a Third Body in AS Camelopardalis (Abstract)

  V. S. Kozyreva, A. I. Zakharov

• How to Improve Reliability of Visual Data of Eclipsing Binaries (Abstract)

  J. Silhan

• Light Curves of Some Chromospherically Active Binary Stars (Abstract)

  G. Tas, E. Isik, S. Evren, Z. Tunca

• Monitoring Blazars at Abastumani Observatory (Abstract)

  O. M. Kurtanidze, M. G. Nikolashvili

• Thoughts on a Database of Light Curve Extrema of Periodic Variable Stars (Abstract)

  M. Zejda

• General Catalogue of Variable Stars in a Changing World (Abstract)

  N. N. Samus

• The AAVSO and Its Activities (Abstract)

  J. A. Mattei

• Observing Down Under (Abstract)

  F. M. Bateson, A. F. Jones

• Present Activities of the Hungarian Astronomical Association-Variable Star Section (HAA-VSS) (Abstract)

  L. L. Kiss

• AFOEV Report (Abstract)

  J. Gunther

• Variable Star Observing in Latin America: Past and Future (Abstract)

  J. R. Garcia

• Variables Down South (Abstract)

  M. D. Overbeek

• Ten Years of VSOLJ (Abstract)

  K. Saijo, S. Sakuma

• Project Jelly-Fish: Observations of Semiregular Variable Stars (Abstract)

  P. Hajek

• Photoelectric Photometry At Szeged Observatory (Abstract)

  L. L. Kiss, Kasz†s Kasz†s

• Photoelectric Photometry With a Small Automatic Telescope (Abstract)

  E. N. Walker, J. S. Gough, R. D. Pickard

• PICA Project--a Short Description (Abstract)

  J. Manek

• Totally Eclipsed Sun Culminating Over Hungary--Meteorological Expectations for the 1999 August Event (Abstract)

  Gábor Szécsényi-Nagy

• V403 Cygni, BF Canis Minoris, and EG Cancri: Recent Observations of Three Variable Stars Discovered by Huruhata in Japan, Part 1 (Abstract)

  S. Sakuma

• Issues on Finder Charts and Comparison Star Sequences (Abstract)

  W. M. Lowder, J. A. Mattei

• Issues on Data Distribution (Abstract)

  J. A. Mattei

• New Practical Astronomy Activities in French Education (Abstract)

  J. Ripert, J. Sert

• The European Association for Astronomy Education (Abstract)

  M. Reichen

• The "Astronomy On-Line" Project (Abstract)

  R. M. West

• AAVSO Education Project--Hands-On Astrophysics (Abstract)

  J. A. Mattei, J. R. Percy

• The Stars for All--GÇospace: an Interface Between Astronomy and Its Popularization (Abstract)

  B. Pellequer

• Classroom Astronomy Via Remotely-Controlled Telescopes (Abstract)

  B. S. Duff

• Hands-On Activities for the Classroom (Abstract)

  D. L. Young

• The Astronomy Laboratory Program at Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas (Abstract)

  M. L. Broyles

• SS Cygni Like You've Never Seen Her Before (Abstract)

  Aaron Price

• The AAVSO Comparison Star Database and the Automated Chart Plotter (Abstract)

  Vance Petriew, Aaron Price

• The International Variable Star Index (VSX) (Abstract)

  Christopher L. Watson

• Detecting Extrasolar Planetary Transits Through Photoelectric Photometry (Abstract)

  Matthew Beaky

• Period Changes of the Algol-type Eclipsing Binary LS Persei (Abstract)

  Gary Billings

• Preparing for the AAVSO Deep and Wide Field Campaign (Abstract)

  Aaron Price

• Automated Extraction of Photometric Data: A Demonstration Project Using maximdl on CV Images (Abstract)

  Jerry Horne

• Observing a Lunar Impact (Abstract)

  Karen Meech

• Uncovering High School Students' Initial Understanding and Beliefs About the Nature of Science Prior to Studying Variable Stars (Abstract)

  Pebble Richwine, James Bedient, Timothy F. Slater

• A Dome on a Home: The Story of Winchester Observatory (Abstract)

  Walter MacDonald II

• Update on a New 32-inch Telescope (Abstract)

  Mario Motta

Variable Star Research

• Long-Term High-Precision Monitoring of Variable Stars

  Gilbert Burki

• Some EROS Survey Results for Variable Stars in the Magellanic Clouds

  J. P. Beaulieu, R. Ferlet, J. B. Marquette, A. Vidal-Madjar

• Interferometric Surveys and Results on Variable Stars: Now and in the Future

  M. Karovska

• What Makes a Star Act Like a Mira?--and Other Conclusions From Dynamical Atmosphere Models

  L. A. Willson

• Ground-Based and ISO Observations of Semiregular and Mira Variables

  J. Hron

• R Centauri, an Interesting Southern Variable

  J. R. Garcia, S. A. Dominguez

• Correlations Between Characteristics of Mean Light Curves of Long Period Variables

  I. L. Andronov, L. S. Kudashkina

• Period Analysis of the Light Curves of Three Semiregular Variables: AA Cygni, U Delphini, and RX Bootis

  J. Speil

• Microvariability of Red Giant Stars

  N. Mowlavi, A. Jorissen

• Cataclysmic Variables: From Radio to Gamma-Rays

  B. Warner

• New Insights on Cataclysmic Variables From HST Spectroscopy

  E. M. Sion

• Unsolved Problems in the Evolution of Interacting Binary Stars

  R. F. Webbink

• Backyard Research on Cataclysmic Variables by a Consortium of Professional and Amateur Astronomers: DV UMa--A Case Study

  T. Vanmunster

• The Characteristics of the Cool Component of the Cataclysmic Variable AE Aquarii From Hipparcos Observations

  M. Friedjung

• Parameters of the Dwarf Nova SS Cygni Obtained From UBV Photoelectric Light Curve Analysis

  I. Voloshina, T. Khruzina

• Recent CCD-Image Observations of RW Ursae Minoris

  H. H. Esenoglu, M. T. Ozkan

• Polars, a Growing Family

  B. T. Gaensicke, K. Buerman, J. A. Mattei

• The Variability of Stars--Supernovae Precursors

  O. A. Tsiopa

• Variability and Orbital Parameters for Symbiotic Stars

  H. M. Schmid

• The Light Curves of Classical Symbiotic Stars

  A. Skopal

• Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Symbiotic Stars

  H. M. Schmid, I. Appenzeller, J. Krautter, H. Mandel, J. Barnstedt, M. Gîlz

• Light Curve Solution for Early-Type Binary Systems With Radiative Interaction

  H. Drechsel

• On the Feasibility of Using Eclipsing Binary Timings as Probes for Extrasolar Planets

  R. D., Jr. Benge

• An Unusual Brightening of the Eclipsing Binary RZ Cassiopeiae

  W. M. Lowder

• Eccentric Eclipsing Binaries: Tests of General Relativity

  M. Wolf, L. Sarounov†

• Now Is the Time to Revisit V725 Sagittarii

  A. Wehlau, T. Atcheson, S. Demers

• Photoelectric Photometry of Two Chromospherically Active Stars: HD 29697 (=V834 Tauri) and HD 82443

  E. Isik, G. Tas, S. Evren, Z. Tunca

• Flare Star Research--A New Field of Astronomy for Photometrists Observing With CCD Cameras

  G. Szecsenyi-Nagy

• Observations of Some Unique Variable Stars At the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

  E. P. Pavlenko

• Analysis of AAVSO Visual Measurements of T Tauri Variable Stars

  John R. Percy, Rohan Palaniappan

• Using XXM-Newton and Optical Photometry to Figure Out CVs

  Paula Szkody, Lee Homer, Arne A. Henden

Instruments, Methods, and Techniques

• Supernova Searches

  P. M. Garnavich

• Stellar Spectra and the "Virtual Observatory" Project

  R. E. Griffin

• "Asymptotic Parabola" Fit for Light Curves

  I. L. Andronov, V. I. Marsakova

• Non-Parametric Methods for Periodogram Analysis: Test Function Interrelations and Properties

  I. L. Andronov, L. L. Chinarova

• Time Series Analysis of Amateur Observations: Various Methods and Some Results

  I. L. Andronov

• Is the Guide Star Catalog Usable for Making Variable Star Estimates?

  J. Gunther

• CCDV, What Is It?

  R. E. Royer

• Why Publish? and the Editorial Process

  Paula Szkody

Education and Outreach

• Preamble

  M. Grenon, J. A. Mattei

• Teaching Astronomy, Why and How?

  J. R. Percy

• Contributions of Amateur Astronomy to Education

  M. Motta

• The High-Energy Astrophysics Learning Center--and More!

  L. A. Whitlock

• Introducing Variable Stars Without Using Sophisticated Technology

  M. Kohl

• Astronomy Education in Greece

  M. Metaxa

• A Light Pollution Laboratory Exercise for Introductory Astronomy Students

  R. D., Jr. Benge, J. Vines

• "StarChild" Applications in a Classroom Setting

  E. Truelove, J. Dejoie

• An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics for Urban High School Students

  W. Wilkerson

• The Use of 35mm Slides of Variable Star Fields in Astronomy Education

  J. R. Percy, L. Syczak, J. A. Mattei, J. Chumack, M. Saladyga

• Variable Star Research Projects for Outstanding Senior High School Students

  J. R. Percy

Organizational/Administrative

• Author Index

  Anon.

• AAVSO Observer's Award Recipients, 2006

  Anon.

• Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Committee Report

  Gary Walker

• Deceased Members, Observers, and Colleagues

  Anon.

• Eclipsing Binary Committee Report

  Marvin E. Baldwin

• Minutes of the 95th Spring Meeting (Rockford, Illinois)

  Gary Walker

• New Members

  Anon.

• Nova Search Committee Report

  Kenneth C. Beckmann

• Photoelectric Photometry Committee Report

  James H. Fox

• RR Lyrae Committee Report

  Marvin E. Baldwin

• Solar Committee Report

  Paul Mortfield

• Spring 2005 Committee Reports

  Various

• Supernova Search Committee Report

  AAVSO Headquarters

• Treasurer's Report, October 1, 2005-March 31, 2006

  Louis Cohen

Book Reviews

• Book Review: Empire of the stars: Obsession, friendship, and betrayal in the quest for black holes (Miller)

  Thomas R. Williams