Newsletters
The VSS Newsletter is usually published four times a year. It provides project leaders with the opportunity to publish interim results and project information and for members to report on activities. It includes regular sections on publications, hardware and software relevant to variable star observers. You can filter the list by year by clicking on the links to the right.
VSS Newsletter - October 2021
- From the director – Mark Blackford
- RY Carinae and companions – Mati Morel
- Transformation coefficients with R, G and B astrophotography filters – Roy Axelsen
- Simple differential ensemble photometry – Roy Axelsen
- TESS light curves – a treasure trove of variable star data – Mark Blackford
- Reflections on a personal milestone or two* – Peter Williams
VSS Newsletter - July 2021
- From the director – Mark Blackford
- A note on ZZ Carinae – Mati Morel
- Deciphering the RV Grucis O-C diagram – Mark Blackford
- The eclipsing binary FM Vel has an irregular period – Tom Richards, Greg Crawford
- Young stars in the Galaxy: U Oph – Ed Budding
VSS Newsletter - April 2021
- From the director – Mark Blackford
- RASNZ Annual Conference – Steve Butler
- Identifications for five old variables – Mati Morel
- The effects of master flats on the accuracy of DSLR photometry – Roy Axelsen
- Refining the orbital period of KX Velorum – Mark Blackford
- The cycle count error trap – Tom Richards
VSS Newsletter - January 2021
- From the director – Mark Blackford
- A catalogue of nova outbursts in the Magellanic Clouds – Mati Morel
- Untangling the light curve of CX Sculptoris – Mark Blackford
- Sirius observatory damaged by a ‘dust devil’ – David Moriarty
- V777 Sagittarii – this year’s eclipse – Stan Walker
- Sorting alternate filter filenames – Phil Evans
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