Open AccessAmateurs hit 20 million variable‐star observations
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2011.52204_12.x
Subject(s) - star (game theory) , variable star , astronomy , variable (mathematics) , astrophysics , physics , geology , mathematics , stars , mathematical analysis
Variable stars are a significant scientific target for amateur astronomers. The American Association of Variable Star Observers runs the world's largest database of variable star observations, from volunteers, and reached 20 million observations in February.