Amateurs Discover U Scorpii's Eruption Feb 8, 2010
She and many other observers had joined a campaign to monitor U Sco, coordinated by the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), that began February 2009 ... His telescope had been running automatically all night, taking data on several variable stars that he was monitoring for the AAVSO. Shawn had also begun checking U Sco again in January as it emerged from behind the Sun ... Mike Simonsen, one of the world's leading variable star observers, is development director for the in... (SkyAndTelescope.com)
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The bright eclipsing variable star Algol should be in one of its periodic dimmings, magnitude 3. 4 instead of its usual 2. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
This Week's Sky at a Glance Jan 30, 2010
The red long-period variable star R Pegasi, just off the Great Square of Pegasus, should be at maximum light (7th or 8th magnitude) this week ... The bright eclipsing variable star Algol should be in one of its periodic dimmings, magnitude 3. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
UI astronomers capture first-of-kind image at distant star Jan 14, 2010
Mutel said that the image of the coronal loop (roughly resembling a rainbow) was made of the star Algol, a well-known variable star in the constellation Perseus. Algol (Arabic for demon) is also know as the Demon Star and is one of the first eclipsing binary stars and variable stars to have been discovered. (EurekAlert!)
Big News in Epsilon Aurigae Mystery Jan 14, 2010
Arne Henden, director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, emphasizes that the mystery of Epsilon Aurigae has not yet been solved. Were nearing the middle of the eclipse, and lots of interesting things will happen over the next year. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Yearlong Star Eclipse May Help Solve Space Mystery Jan 12, 2010
"Don says that we've solved it. I disagree," said Arne Henden, director of the nonprofit American Association of Variable Star Observers. Even with the new model, he argued, the Epsilon Aurigae system is full of mysteries, such as the structure and composition of the supposed dark disk. (National Geographic)
Interactive Observing Tools Jan 10, 2010
Now you can calculate the dates and times (local and Universal Times) when the eclipsing variable star Algol should be at its dimmest (magnitude 3. 4 instead of its usual 2. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
All S&T News Blogs Jan 10, 2010
Arne Henden, director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, emphasizes that the mystery of Epsilon Aurigae has not yet been solved ... Variable Stars, Oscillating Stars, Rotating Stars ... Thousands of new variable stars are turning up, and Keplers extremely high-precision, near-continuous light curves offer rich material for new study. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
