Note: This page, together with the AAVSO Target Tool Alerts/Campaigns target list, replaces the following AAVSO webpages: AAVSO Alert Notice Archive, AAVSO Special Notice Archive, and the original Observing Campaigns webpage. - July 2017
There are two types of AAVSO Alert Notices:
THIS PAGE IS OBSOLETE. A REVISED VERSION OF THIS PAGE SHOWING CAMPAIGN STATUS FLAGS IS NOW THE PAGE SEEN AT aavso-alert-notices-for-observing-campaigns-and-discoveries - Elizabeth O. Waagen, 17 April 2020
Note: This page, together with the AAVSO Target Tool Alerts/Campaigns target list, replaces the following AAVSO webpages: AAVSO Alert Notice Archive, AAVSO Special Notice Archive, and the original Observing Campaigns webpage. - July 2017
In order to help simplify answering the question "What should I observe tonight?", we have consolidated some of the places on the AAVSO website to look for information on urgently-needed observations. As of July 31, 2017, the three webpages:
have been consolidated into one new page:
August 24, 2007: The campaign to monitor blazars as described in AAVSO Alert Notice 353 continues, and observations of any and all of the ten targets are welcomed. The VERITAS telescope is currently in standby while the Arizona monsoon season progresses, but the rainy season typically ends in late August or early September. Please observe these objects now to familiarize yourself with the fields and to establish a recent baseline of behavior for future analysis.
October 30, 2007: The campaign to monitor blazars as described in Alert Notice 353 is ongoing, and the triggering thresholds for VERITAS observations have recently been updated by the PI, Dr. Markus Boettcher.
The blazar 1ES 0120+340 (1ES0120+34, AAVSO Designation 0117+33) has recently been seen just above the new triggering threshold of Rc = 17.0, and observations of this source are requested over the next several weeks. 1ES 0120+340 is located at coordinates
RA: 01:23:08.6 , Dec: +34:20:48 (J2000)
[Note: if you are seeking confirmation of what you believe is a recent discovery, click on the link in the box at the right. For general inquiries, please use our Contact form and select "General Observing" as the subject.]
June 2017
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Notifying observers and researchers of discoveries and requests for AAVSO observing assistance
Prior to the inception of the AAVSO Alert Notice in 1974, observers were alerted to a discovery or the need for observations of an object via a post card from AAVSO HQ or, if extremely urgent, a phone call from the Director or his/her assistant.
The AAVSO Alert Notice
