A science education research paper, 'Changes in participants' scientific attitudes and epistemological beliefs during an astronomical citizen science project', written by Aaron Price and Hee-Sun Lee has been published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST).
NATIONAL REACH FOR THE STARS EVENT 2013 DAYTON, OHIO
Reach for the Stars Answer Key
Reach for the Stars/Astronomy Webinars
The AAVSO will be holding a week-long "CCD School" from July 30 through August 3, 2012. The school will take place at Tufts University, located a couple of miles from AAVSO HQ. The school is designed for those who have some experience with a CCD system, and who want to learn how to take professional-quality data.
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD SUMMER INSTITUTE
Astronomy Presentation
Reach for the Stars Presentation
NSO National Astronomy Event, Orlando, Florida
On our website, you'll find frequent reference to the term "magnitude" -- this is a unit of measurement of how bright a star looks to us in the sky. But what does it mean?
The following explanation of what the magnitude measurement scale is and how it was invented is taken from the AAVSO's education project Variable Star Astronomy, Chapter 2:
