Your AAVSO membership provides a vast contribution – not only to the work of our organization, but to stellar astronomy as a whole. When you join the AAVSO, you are joining a community of dedicated and passionate variable star observers who are looking to leave their personal footprint through their astronomical data. You make it possible for hundreds of educators and research scientists to shed light on science’s big inquiries ranging from the long-term fate of the universe to the likelihood of life on other planets. You are an integral part of a network of non-professional and professional astronomers that pave the way for vital space missions and unlimited ground-based discoveries.
We ask you to renew your membership for 2019 and continue to support the important international work of the AAVSO. Aside from the benefits that accrue to you, your membership makes it possible for AAVSO to be a strong and important voice in the world of astronomical data collection, astronomy education and observer training, and empowers us to satisfy our common mission, to enable anyone, anywhere, to participate in scientific discovery through variable star astronomy.
Best wishes – clear skies,
Stella Kafka, Ph.D.
AAVSO Director