I hope you've all read the January 2016 AAVSO newsletter and seen my challenge - how many of you are interested in completing the Astronomical League's Binocular Variable Star Observing Program by the May AAVSO meeting in St. Louis? Here is my challenge (read the President's column): https://www.aavso.org/sites/default/files/newsletter/newsletter67-low.pdf . I have created a special forum topic (in the Members' section under Visual Observing) where we can talk about our strategy, our favorite binocular stars, and anything else related to this challenge. Join us there! If you've considered taking the plunge into visual observing, this is a great way to do it - and you get a prize at the end (besides the invaluable prize of contributing real data to the AAVSO archives!)
Let's get pinned!
Kris Larsen (LKR)