Published articles and updates:

• Blackford M, Walker S, Budding E, Bolt G, Blane D & Bohlsen T – QZ Carinae – Orbit of the Two Binary Pairs
• Unusual Brightening of Gamma Ophiuchi
• Eta Carinae Photometric Campaign: 2019+2021
• 5th VSS Symposium details announced
• 5th Variable Stars South Symposium (Christchurch 2018)
• V0454 Carinae spectroscopic and photometric campaign
• Stephen Hovell observes superoutburst of dwarf nova NSV 35
• Bright Southern Cepheids for DSLR & Similar Cameras
• DSLR Photometry Overview
• Southern Binaries DSLR Project

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  Mark Blackford wrote a new post, Blackford M, Walker S, Budding E, Bolt G, Blane D & Bohlsen T – QZ Carinae – Orbit of the Two Binary Pairs 4 months, 3 weeks ago

  Article to be published in the Journal of the AAVSO.

  Abstract

  We present an updated O-C diagram of the light time variations of the 5.99857 day period eclipsing binary in this system as it moves in the long […]
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  Mark Blackford wrote a new post, Unusual Brightening of Gamma Ophiuchi 1 year, 7 months ago

  Strange things happen in the night sky occasionally. Marcos Silva brought one such event to our attention via his July 2nd post on the VSS Google Group discussion forum. A meteor monitoring video recorded gamma […]
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  Mark Blackford wrote a new post, 5th VSS Symposium details announced 3 years ago

  Information about VSS Symposium 5 has been released including details for registration and a draft programme.
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  Mark Blackford wrote a new post, 5th Variable Stars South Symposium (Christchurch 2018) 3 years ago

  The 2018 RASNZ Conference was held in Christchurch from Friday May 4th to Sunday May 6th. VSS held the 5th Variable Stars South Symposium immediately following the conference on the Sunday evening and Monday May 7th.
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  Mark Blackford wrote a new post, V0454 Carinae spectroscopic and photometric campaign 3 years, 3 months ago

  Campaign Coordinator: Mark Blackford @mark-blackford
  Professional Advisor: Ed Budding @ed-budding

  Ed Budding and Roger Butland are currently investigating this relatively bright but neglected eclipsing b […]
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  Mark Blackford wrote a new post, Bright Southern Cepheids for DSLR & Similar Cameras 9 years, 6 months ago

  Project Leaders: Mark Blackford @mark-blackford & Stan Walker @stanwk
  Introduction
  This project is the second stage of the Bright Cepheid project. It makes use of the advantages of standard DSLR cameras: wide […]
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  Mark Blackford wrote a new post, Southern Binaries DSLR Project 9 years, 7 months ago

  Please note that this project is now closed.  For up to date information about southern eclipsing binaries, refer to www.eclipsingbinaries.prettyhill.org.

  Project Leader: Mark Blackford @m […]