Advancing Variable Star Astronomy Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- PART I PIONEERS IN VARIABLE STAR ASTRONOMY PRIOR TO 1909
- PART II THE FOUNDING OF THE AAVSO – THE WILLIAM TYLER OLCOTT ERA
- PART III RECORDING AND CLASSIFICATION – THE LEON CAMPBELL ERA
- PART IV THE SERVICE BUREAU – THE MARGARET MAYALL ERA
- PART V ANALYSIS AND SCIENCE – THE JANET MATTEI ERA
- PART VI ACCELERATING OBSERVATIONAL SCIENCE – THE ARNE HENDEN ERA
- 21 Bridging the gap
- 22 Accelerating the science – the Henden era begins
- Epilogue: A new century
- Appendix A AAVSO historiographic notes
- Appendix B Top AAVSO observer totals
- Appendix C Variable star observing groups represented in the AAVSO International Database
- Appendix D AAVSO Awards
- Appendix E Officers of the AAVSO
- Appendix F AAVSO Council members
- Appendix G AAVSO Scientific committee, section, division, and program chairs
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
22 - Accelerating the science – the Henden era begins
from PART VI - ACCELERATING OBSERVATIONAL SCIENCE – THE ARNE HENDEN ERA
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 June 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- PART I PIONEERS IN VARIABLE STAR ASTRONOMY PRIOR TO 1909
- PART II THE FOUNDING OF THE AAVSO – THE WILLIAM TYLER OLCOTT ERA
- PART III RECORDING AND CLASSIFICATION – THE LEON CAMPBELL ERA
- PART IV THE SERVICE BUREAU – THE MARGARET MAYALL ERA
- PART V ANALYSIS AND SCIENCE – THE JANET MATTEI ERA
- PART VI ACCELERATING OBSERVATIONAL SCIENCE – THE ARNE HENDEN ERA
- 21 Bridging the gap
- 22 Accelerating the science – the Henden era begins
- Epilogue: A new century
- Appendix A AAVSO historiographic notes
- Appendix B Top AAVSO observer totals
- Appendix C Variable star observing groups represented in the AAVSO International Database
- Appendix D AAVSO Awards
- Appendix E Officers of the AAVSO
- Appendix F AAVSO Council members
- Appendix G AAVSO Scientific committee, section, division, and program chairs
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Everyone who has contributed data, made a monetary donation, volunteered their time and energy, has made this organization the success that it is. We “stand on the shoulders of giants” – that came before us and built the foundation. … Without all of these people, the AAVSO would not exist.
– Arne A. Henden, 2007From September 2003 to March 2005, the AAVSO was without a director but was not rudderless as a result of the services of Elizabeth Waagen, who served as Janet Mattei's trusted senior technical assistant for many years. With careful attention from the AAVSO Council, Waagen maintained the business while the Council selected the next director for the Association.
In the first years after the appointment of Arne A. Henden as director, the Association displayed an outburst of activity in robotic observing, modernization of its database of observations, improvement of tools for observers, and general Internet presence. The variable star science community and amateur participation in the science benefited worldwide from these improvements. This chapter summarizes a few of the key developments in the AAVSO over this period. However, evaluation of the dramatic evolution that has taken place since Henden assumed the role of AAVSO Director will, of necessity, require historical perspective that at this early date would be impossible.
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- Advancing Variable Star AstronomyThe Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, pp. 313 - 328Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011