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Variable star observers meet in Gothenburg
I spent last weekend attending the 2013 spring meeting of SAAF/V, the variable star section of SAAF, the Swedish association of amateur astronomers. First, variable star observer extraordinaire Hans Bengtsson received SAAF’s Amateur Astronomy Award for his longtime work in … Continue reading
Värmland Star Party
I spent last weekend in lovely Lysvik, where the annual Värmland Star Party takes place under a dark sky. Everything was great! Got to meet interesting people, hear interesting talks – not the least Johan Warell’s on comets and how … Continue reading
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Nova Cephei 2013
I’ve complained about the dearth of northern novae, but now there’s one shining not exactly bright but still easily observed in Cepheus. I first heard about the object on the CBAT transients page some six hours after it had been … Continue reading