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Jan 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21346501p&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #465.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.411
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The IYA 2009 working group on Research Experiences for Students, Teachers, and Citizen-Scientists is planning a multi-year project centering on the naked eye variable star Epsilon Aurigae. It begins with a "Ten Star Training Program" of stars easy to observe
from suburban locations with the naked eye, which was launched in late 2008. Participants will be trained both in observing and also in basic data analysis of photometric datasets (light curve and period analysis). In the summer of IYA 2009, third-magnitude
Eps Aur will experience its next eclipse, which occurs every 27.1 years and lasts 714 days, nearly two years! However, the program is not limited to Eps Aur and will likely include other occultation events such as monitoring mutual eclipses of satellites of
Jupiter and Saturn. Planning is still underway and the scope of the project is dependent upon proper funding. Results from a summer needs analysis workshop of citizen science providers will be included. Advice and offers to help are welcome. More info is at
http://www.aavso.org/iya.
de Pree Chris
Fortson Lucy
French Richard
Hartman Matthew
Jacoby Suzanne
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