Newsletters

The VSS Newsletter is usually published four times a year. It provides project leaders with the opportunity to publish interim results and project information and for members to report on activities. It includes regular sections on publications, hardware and software relevant to variable star observers. You can filter the list by year by clicking on the links to the right.

VSS Newsletter – October 2016

/ 2016
  • From the director – Stan Walker
  • The story of S Telescopii = CPD-55°9313 – Mati Morel
  • NSV 4964 recovered – Mati Morel
  • CE Puppis and other long-period Cepheids – Stan Walker
  • It’s about time – part 2 – Phil Evans
  • Semi-regulars project update – Aline Homes
  • A note on AAVSO data analysis – A...

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VSS Newsletter – July 2016

/ 2016
  • From the director – Stan Walker
  • Recovery of FW Carinae – Mati Morel
  • SPIRIT – Paul Luckas
  • RR Lyrae light curve project – Victoria Wong
  • Nova discovered in Scorpius
  • ST Puppis revisited 3 June, 2016 – Stan Walker
  • Changes in L2 Puppis reflected in historic AO data – part 1 – Aline Homes, et...

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VSS Newsletter – April 2016

/ 2016
  • From the director – Stan Walker
  • Validation of variables discovered by McNaught – Mati Morel
  • Variable Stars South report to the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, Variable Star Section
  • VSS Symposium 4 – Phil Evans
  • Deciphering the enigma of QZ Car – Ed Budding
  • A toolbox for eclipsi...

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VSS Newsletter – January 2016

/ 2016
  • From the director — Stan Walker
  • 4th Variable Stars South Symposium – Mark Blackford
  • Astrometric positions for certain NSV stars – Mati Morel
  • Dual maxima Miras for 2016 – and other targets? – Stan Walker
  • CCD targets for February to April – Tom Richards
  • Photometry of bright stars – Stan Wa...

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