Part 1 Connecting Professional Observatories Very Large Telescopes

Part 1: Connecting

Professional Observatories Very Large Telescopes four 10 -m mirrors Keck I & II Telescopes two 10 -m mirrors Hubble Space Telescope 2. 4 -m mirror

Amateur & Educational ‘scopes Bee Caves Obs. 9” mirror Dexter-Southfield School 0. 7 -m mirror

The AAVSO Omicron Ceti Observations, 1850 -2000 Arto Oksanen & CV SDSSJ 1702 GRB 000301 C detected by Buffalo Astro Club Rev. Bob Evans discovered > 35 SN

Long-Term Monitoring Omicron Ceti Observations, 1850 -2000 Mira Variables Cool Red Giants Amplitude: ~2. 5 mag (V) Pulsating: 100 -1000 d

Astro 101 in 5 (5 -min. that is) From Australia Telescope Outreach and Education website

Long-Term Monitoring Omicron Ceti Observations, 1850 -2000 Mira Variables Cool Red Giants Amplitude: ~2. 5 mag (V) Pulsating: 100 -1000 d

Mira Variables R Cyg, P = 426. 45 d R And, P = 409. 33 d 13 -years of AAVSO visual observations R Cyg

Mira Variables X Cam, P = 143. 56 d ~3 -years of AAVSO visual observations Mira, P = 331. 96 d Chi Cyg, P = 406. 9 d Chi Cyg

Mira Variables R For, P = 388. 73 d 41 -years of AAVSO visual observations RU Vir, P = 433. 2 d S CMi, P = 332. 94 d RU Vir R Hya, P = 388. 87 d

Mira Variable W Aql, P = 490. 43 d 109 -years of AAVSO visual observations!!! R Lep, P = 427. 07 d Y Per, P = 248. 60 d R Lep RV Cen, P = 446 d

Targets of Opportunity: GRB 000301 C detected by Buffalo Astro Club Neutron star - Black hole merger (animation by Dana Berry/NASA)

Gamma-Ray Bursts Hypernova - Side View NASA / Sky. Works Digital Hypernova - Down Jet View NASA / Sky. Works Digital

Gamma-Ray Burst - Supernovae Brad Schaeffer, LSU Press Release Jan 11, ‘ 06

Supernovae Rev. Bob Evans discovered > 35 SN

Campaigns Support Apache Point Obs. Support XMM-Newton Obs. Period Determination Support USNO Interferometry Support XMM-Newton Obs. Confirm Dwarf Nova

And coming in April. . . The RR Lyrae star AH Leo

Part 2: My Work

My Work

Part 3: What can it do for You ?

AAVSO in the Classroom

Parting words. . . Keep looking up!