Pro-Am Collaboration and the AAVSO
Abstract
Professionals need to be aware that there is a valuable resource available and waiting to be used -- the amateur astronomy community. We give some examples of how pro-am collaborations have worked in the past, indicate the advantages and disadvantages of such collaborations, and suggest methods by which a professional can find and work effectively with amateur astronomers.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics of Variable Stars
- Pub Date:
- April 2006
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0602244
- Bibcode:
- 2006ASPC..349..165H
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 15 pages, 10 figures, conference proceeding. NOTE: figures are very low resolution due to astro-ph limitations. Please go to http://www.aavso.org/aavso/about/pro_am.pdf for a higher resolution version