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
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The AAVSO offers several methods of getting the news out that your favorite star has been observed, or something odd and interesting is going on in the sky.
AAVSO Alert Notices are detailed, formal descriptions of special stellar events such as a nova or of observing campaigns; they nearly always include a request for observations. (See recent AAVSO Alert Notices.)
The following star(s) have observations in this report:
