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VSS Circular Index Editions 115 to 138

                                                         Content                                                                          Author                                      Edition   Page

100K Reflections Peter Williams 124 4
2004 Variable Star Section Meeting Denis Buzynski, Roger Pickard 120 4
31 Cygni, Eclipse Alex Vincent 115 18
A star is born. A guide to Young Stellar Objects Mike Poxon 123 18
A Peranso, Light Curve Gary Poyner 124 IFC
A Variable Star Observing History – an Observer Profile Tony Markham 117 7
AAVSO Acronyms De-mystified in fifteen minutes Mike Simonsen 136 11
AAVSO and the BAAVSS Joint meeting 11th April 2008 136 8
AB Andromedae Primary Minima Ian Megson 134 IFC
AB Dra, New Chart John Toone 117 10
AB Dra, New Chart John Toone 116 IBC
AG, Draconis Melvyn Taylor 129 10
Albert Jones DSc Roger Pickard 121 2
Algol Eclipse Observation Tony Markham 121 IBC
Algol, My favorite star Melvyn Taylor 129 20
Alston Hall 2004 Meeting Report (Part 1) Karen Holland 123 28
Alston Hall VSS Meeting 2004 Report Karen Holland 124 11
AM Her, Light Curve Gary Poyner 125 IBC
Analytical Mentors Needed Karen Holland 128 3
Authors, VSSC notes for Karen Holland 127 24
AW Sagittae, Outburst in August 2007 C Lloyd and R D Pickard 134 35
BAA Exhibition Meeting photographs Roger Pickard 133 2
Beta Lyrae, AAVSO vsots Arne Henden 132 6
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 115 18
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 116 17
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 117 13
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 118 17
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 119 26
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 120 25
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 121 28
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 122 24
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 123 5
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 124 17
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 127 22
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 128 21
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 129 29
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 130 29
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 131 21
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 132 28
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 133 28
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 134 44
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 135 29
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 136 28
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 137 19
Binocular Priority List Melvyn Taylor 138 27
Binocular Variables, In Spring Tony Markham and Melvyn Taylor 127 11
Binocular Variables, In Summer Tony Markham 128 3
Binocular, Priority List. Melvyn Taylor 125 20
Binocular, Priority List. Melvyn Taylor 126 29
BM Cas, Eclipse of Alex Vincent 118 16
Book Review: Observing Variable Stars by Gerry Good Gerry A Good 117 12
BQ Orionis Light Curve Gavine, Liversey, McCalman,Shanklin, Taylor, Toone. 137 11
British Variable Star Association 1848 – 1908 John Toone 136 14
Butterworth, Charles Frederick FRAS, The life and times. Gary Kewin 134 24
BY Cam, Light Curve Gary Poyner 127 IBC
BZ UMa Gary Poyner 120 7
Carbon Miras, Long Term Monitoring Dr Tom Lloyd Evans 136 18
Cataclysmic Variables from Large Surveys: A Silent Revolution Dr Boris Gaensicke 136 18
Cataclysmic Variables, Some Recent Experiences Dr Chris Lloyd 134 16
CCD Camera, An Introduction to measuring Variable Stars David Boyd 134 16
CCD Data Base meeting summary Karen Holland 128 12
CCD Database, VSS Andrew Wilson 127 5
CCD Mentoring Scheme Karen Holland 122 25
CCD Observing Methods, A Personal Account Graham Salmon 119 23
CCD Observing, Introduction Roger Pickard 138 5
CCD Photometry Meeting, Report on the Joint VS/I&I section Mark Sherborne, Stan Waterman 121 13
CCD Photometry Spreadshee, The BAA VSS David Boyd, Richard Miles, Andrew Wilson. 121 6
CCD Photometry Symposium, Details of Roger Pickard 119 1
CCD Photometry Working Group Karen Holland 115 11
CCD Photometry, First Steps in Jerremy Shears 123 12
CCD Symposium Roger Pickard 120 4
CCD Target List, New VS Section Jeremy Shears 130 8
CCD Target lIst, Revised. Karen Holland 125 7
CE Lyncis John Toone 134 9
CE Lyncis new chart John Toone 134 10
Cepheid Variable Stars in M13 Francisco A. Violat Bordonau, Toni Bennasarandreu 116 11
Cepheids, Two Des Loughney and Janet Simpson 124 8
CG Cam, Light Curve Gary Poyner 129 IFC
CG Draconis, A Particularly Active Dwarf Nova. Jeremy Shears 126 8
CH Cyni Light Curve Melvyn Taylor 131 20
Chart News John Toone 126 14
Chart News John Toone 130 6
Chart News John Toone 134 7
Chart News John Toone 138 19
Chart News John Toone 121 4
Chart News (including new charts for SU UMa and SS Cyg) John Toone 116 2
Chasing Rainbows, The European Amateur Spectroscopy Scene Robin Leadbeater 136 15
Chi Cyg, Why Fades Maurice Gavin 130 20
Chi Cygni: My Favourite Star Chris Allen 135 14
CI Cyg, Light Curve John Saxton 117 IBC
Close Companions to Variable Stars John Toone 135 4
CN Orionis, New chart. John Toone 122 IBC
Cosmos is the Classroom, The John Toone 118 6
CY Aquarii, 1981 – 1982 John Howarth 134 37
Cygus, Some variable stars in Stan Waterman 133 20
CZ Orionis, New Chart John Toone 122 IFC
Data Input Roger Pickard 120 4
Database News John Saxton 124 2
Database News John Saxton 119 5
Delta Cephei, 2007 Des Loughney 134 33
Details of Alston Hall 2004 VS meeting Roger Pickard 119 2
Director : Circulars on CDROM, From the, Roger Pickard 119 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 115 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 117 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 118 1
Director, Five Years as Director Roger Pickard 121 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 122 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 123 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 124 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 125 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 126 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 127 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 128 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 129 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 130 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 131 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 132 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 133 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 134 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 135 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 136 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 137 1
Director, From the VSS Roger Pickard 138 1
Director: Janet Mattei 1943-2004 Roger Pickard 120 1
DO Dra, Recurrent Object News: Gary Poyner 120 6
DSLR Camera, V photometry Experiments Des Loughney 136 5
Dusty Toads Mike Simonsen 137 12
DY Per, Light Curve Gary Poyner 125 IFC
Eclipsing Binaries, Finding in NSVS Data Patrick Wils 136 13
Eclipsing Binaries, Observational Challengies Des Loughney 136 9
Eclipsing Binary Light Curves Tony Markam, Michael Clarke 131 IFC
Eclipsing Binary News Des Loughney 130 2
Eclipsing Binary News Des Loughney 133 3
Eclipsing Binary News Des Loughney 134 5
Eclipsing Binary News Des Loughney 135 3
Eclipsing Binary News Des Loughney 136 4
Eclipsing Binary News Des Loughney 137 4
Eclipsing Binary News Les Doughney 138 2
Eclipsing Binary News Des Loughney 131 3
Eclipsing Binary News Des Loughney 132 3
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 115 18
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 124 18
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 125 21
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 127 26
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 128 22
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 129 29
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 130 30
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 131 22
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 132 25
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 133 33
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 134 45
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 135 30
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 123 30
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 122 25
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 121 29
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 119 27
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 118 18
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 117 17
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 116 18
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Des Loughney 138 28
Eclipsing Binary Predictions Tony Markham 120 26
Eclipsing Binary Pridictions Des Loughney 136 29
Eclipsing Binary Pridictions Des Loughney 137 20
Eclipsing Binary Programme, Reduction in Size. Tony Markham 119 11
Eclipsing Binary Star, Possible. Alex Vincent 129 23
Eclipsing Dwarf Novae ProgrammeUpdate Roger Pickard 132 11
Eclipsing Variable in Lyra, New. David Boyd 126 16
Eclipsing, Binary Predictions. Tony Markham 126 29
EK Cep light curve Tony Markham 135 IFC
Ensemble Photometry – What is it and Why use it David Boyd 135 15
Epsilon Aurigae Eclipse, Variable Star Spectroscopy, Robin Leadbeater 138 6
ES Aql, Light Curve Gary Poyner 126 IBC
Eta Geminorum, 2004 Eclipse Tony Markham 124 10
Eta Geminorum, The 2004 Eclipse of Tony Markham 120 17
EUVE J0854+390 Lyn Jeremy Shears 127 9
EW Eclipsing Binaries: Constructing a light Curve DesLoughney 138 9
Exo-Planet Transit Search Programme, An Stan Waterman 122 8
Frank Bateson and the RASNZ Meeting at Tauranga in 2004 John Toone 123 6
Frank M.Bateson (OBE FRAS FRASNZ) 1909-2007 Roger Pickard 132 19
From ‘Signalling to Mars’, to Making Variable Star Observations Janet Simpson 120 10
From the Director Roger Pickard 116 1
GK Persei, New Chart John Toone 137 14
Gravitational Microlensing: Natures Telescope Dr Martin Hendry 133 18
Group Photograph Mrs Hazel McGee 136 IFC
GSC 3656-1328 (Var Cas 06), Low Resolution Spectra of Robin Leadbeater 132 16
GSC 3656-1328, The Micro-Lensing Event Christopher Lloyd 130 12
GX Cas , CCD Light Curves John Saxton 123 IBC
GY Cnc, CCD Light Curves John Saxton 123 IBC
HD 221670, A Possible Eclipsing Binary, Comment on Christopher Lloyd 130 28
Hidden Magnetic Accretors in V426 Ophiuchi and LS Pegasi Darren Baskill 124 6
HP Lyrae is a Pulsating Star Tristram Brelstaff 131 16
HR Delphini, My favorite star. (Missing in my copy)   129 22
HS 1857+7127, A Dwarf Novae in Draco Gary Poyner 132 IFC
HST and Ground Campaigns on CV’s Paula Szkody 136 8
HT Cassiopeiae, Outburst in January 2008 Jeremy Shears 135 11
IBVS 5301 – 5346 Gary Poyner 115 17
IBVS 5347 – 5419 Gary Poyner 117 14
IBVS 5420 – 5440 ?    
IBVS 5441 – 5488 Gary Poyner 121 20
IBVS 5534 – 5614 Gary Poyner 124 15
IBVS 5615 – 5637 Gary Poyner 127 22
IBVS 5662 – 5700 Gary Poyner 129 25
IBVS 5701 – 5735 Gary Poyner 131 18
IBVS 5736 – 5756 Gary Poyner 132 18
IBVS 5757 – 5779 Gary Poyner 134 42
IBVS 5780 – 5800 Gary Poyner 135 28
IBVS 5780 – 5820 Gary Poyner 137 15
IQ Per, Light Curve Tony Markham 128 IFC
Iras 21443+4349 Light Curve Gary Poyner 131 24
KP Cas, Outburst, Martin Mobberley 138 24
KV Dra Gary Poyner 120 7
L414: A new Red Variable Star in M13 Violat Bordonau, Francisco; Bennasar Andreu, Toni. 115 8
Letters Mike Peel 123 27
Letters Rob Peeling 120 25
Letters Tony Markham 119 11
Letters Alex Vincent 118 10
Linearity Tests on Starlight Xpress Cameras Richard Miles, John Saxton. 123 20
LL And Gary Poyner 120 8
Long Period Eclipsing Variables, Minima of Tony Markham 130 16
Long Term Polar Monitoring Programme Gary Poyner 137 8
Long Term Polar Programme News Gary Poyner 134 4
LS Pegasi, Hidden Magnetic Accretor Darren Baskill 126 10
M31 Nova of December 18th, 2003, The Apparent Martin Mobberley 119 14
Magnetic CVS Dr Boris Gaensicke 129 7
Micro-Lensing Event of GSC 3656-1328 Christopher Lloyd 130 12
MisV1147, A new addition to the Telscope Programme Gary Poyner 115 3
My Favourite Star Gary Poyner 130 14
My Favourite Star Jeremy Shears 131 6
My First, and 100,000th Observation Peter Williams 123 17
New BAA VSS Alert Group Roger Pickard 119 3
New Variable Star Programme, ICCE putting the New back into. Chris Jones 125 4
NGC 5584, Supernova in 2007 David Boyd 133 11
NSV 7883 (Her), Light Curve Gary Poyner 125 IFC
NSV 7883 The Nature of; C. Lloyd, K Kinugasa and G. Poyner 135 24
OJ+287 Observing campaign by BAAVSS Gary Poyner 126 13
OJ+287 Update Gary Poyner 131 16
One Year On Clive Beech 132 13
OO Aquilae, Current Period of, Des Loughney, Laurent Corp 138 21
OW Gem, Secondary Minimum Alex Vincent 127 4
P Cygni, A Note for binocular observers: Janet Simpson 132 24
Peer to Peer Astronomy Education Pamela Gay 136 10
Peter Wheeler Roger Pickard 120 4
Photoelectric Photometry of some Eclipsing Binaries Cahit Yesilyaprak, Timur Sahin. 121 10
Photometric Precision, What can I Achieve? David Boyd 119 18
Photometry of V2362 Cygni using Faulkes Telescope North Des Loughney 133 5
Photometry of Vega and Beta Lyrae, A Hard Days Night: Day to Day, Richard Miles 134 28
Photometry, Daytime of Variable Stars Dr Richard Miles 133 4
Pickard’s New Observatory Roger Pickard 118 3
Pro-Am Liason Committee Roger Pickard 119 3
Project Quixote – Update Roger Dymock 123 2
Project Quixote, A Variable Star Section Pilot Project Roger Dymock 120 9
Q1997/11: The Period of Suspected Eclipsing Binary C. Lloyd, R Koff, R Huziak, R D Pickard, D R Boyd, S Dvorak and M Collins. 135 26
R Aquilae, New chart (1 deg) John Toone 129 28
R Aquilae, New chart (9 degs) John Toone 129 27
R Scuti Light Curve Melvyn Taylor 137 10
R Scuti New chart John Toone 134 43
Radio Astronomers, Invitation to Collaborate with Peter King 120 5
Recurrent Objects News Gary Poyner 124 3
Recurrent Objects News Gary Poyner 131 5
Recurrent Objects News Gary Poyner 119 8
Recurrent Objects Progamme Gary Poyner 127 6
Recurrent Objects Progamme Gary Poyner 129 4
Recurrent Objects Progamme Gary Poyner 130 4
Recurrent Objects Progamme, News Gary Poyner 126 6
Recurrent Objects Programme News Gary Poyner 134 4
Recurrent Objects Programme News Gary Poyner 137 3
Recurrent Objects Programme News Gary Poyner 117 3
Remote Observer, Week in the life of Martin Nicholson 136 13
Report on the 2003 Meeting of the Variable Star Section Rob Janueswski 120 13
Report on the Joint VS/I&I section CCD Photometry Meeting (Part 2) Gary Poyner, Karen Holland 122 4
Rho Cassiopeiae, light curve 1982 to 1991 Melvyn Taylor 136 24
ROP News – An Update Gary Poyner 123 4
RR Lyrae, Observations in Aug/Sept 2005. Des LougHney 126 21
RS Ophiuchi, Explosions of the Recurrent Nova Mike Bode 136 21
RT Cancri, New chart John Toone 138 25
RZ Cas light curve Tony Markham 135 IFC
RZ Cas, Eclipse Light Curve Janet Simpson 124 21
RZ Cas, Eclipse of a Binary Star Janet Simpson 125 13
RZ Cas, Eclipsing Binary Light Curves Des Loughney 120 IBC
RZ Cas, Period of in 2005 – 2006 Des Loughney, Janet Simpson and Melvyn Taylor 129 14
RZ Cas, Phase Diagram John Howarth 138 26
S Scuti New chart John Toone 134 43
S5 0716 +714, Flickering in John Toone 121 12
S5-0716+71, A Most Active AGM Gary Poyner 134 40
S50716+71, Light Curve Gary Poyner 127 IFC
S5-0716+71, new chart John Toone 134 39
SAO 64632 – A New Variable Star in the Field of U Coronae Borealis Francisco A Violat Bordonau, David Violat-Martin 131 8
Scutum, A new Infrared Variable Ian Miller 134 22
SDSS J080434+510349 Lyn, 2006 Superoutburst Jeremy Shears 128 10
Section Meeting Announcement Roger Pickard 117 2
Section Secretary, Position Vacant John Saxton 127 4
Semi-regular Variables, Periods of, A CCD Target List Project Albert A Zijstra and T.R. Bedding 115 5
Solar Section, BAA Out of Town with AAVSO/VSS Roger Pickard 137 6
Sources of Scatter and Error Tony Markham 119 25
Sources of Scatter and Error (part 1) Tony Markham 118 11
Sources of Scatter and Error (part 3) Tony Markham 120 20
Sources of Scatter and Error (Part 4) Tony Markham 121 22
Southern Variables Tom Richards 138 2
SS Aurigae light curve John Saxton 115 IFC
SS Aurigae, New Chart John Toone 123 IFC
SS Cyg, New Chart John Toone 117 11
Stella Magnitudes, Effects of Varying Observing Conditions on Observing Ron Livesey 138 10
Stroke of Luck, A. Martin Crow 126 19
SU Uma, New 20′ Chart John Toone 119 IFC
SV Lyncis light curve 1971 – 2007 Melvyn Taylor 134 13
SV Lyncis new chart John Toone 134 10
SV Sag, New Chart 10′ John Toone 128 4
SV Sag, New Chart 30′ John Toone 128 5
SW Setanis Stars, New results and Proposed Observing Campaign David Boyd 136 12
SW Ursa Majoris, My favorite star Robert Patterson 129 23
SX Herculis light curve Melvyn Taylor 136 25
SX Uma – Help! Graham Salmon 130 22
T Cononae, Borealis Revisited John Toone 138 13
Telephone alerts Gary Poyner 137 2
Televue Radian Eyepiece Des Loughney 128 14
The Long and Winding Road – an Observer Profile by Mike Simonsen Mike Simonson 116 6
TV Cas, Light Curve Tony Markham 128 IFC
TW Cas, Eclipsing Binary Light Curves 2003 Tony Markham 120 IFC
TW Cas, Light Curve Tony Markham and Michael Clarke 130 IFC
TX Canum Venaticorum, new chart John Toone 136 27
TY Vul, ROP: 2005 July Outburst. Jeremy Shears and Gary Poyner 125 2
TYC 3181 1907: A New Variable Star in Cygnus David Boyd 135 21
TZ Per new chart A. Henden 115 16
U Boo, New 1° Chart John Toone 119 IBC
U Boo, New Chart John Toone 116 IFC
U Delphini and EU Delphini Melvyn Taylor 137 16
U mon, Light Curve John Saxton 117 IFC
U Orionis light curve John Saxton 115 IBC
UK Alert Group Gary Poyner, Roger Pickard 118 2
UK Nova and Supernova Patrol, Digital Search and Milstar5 Guy Hurst 125 17
UK Virtual Observatory Dr Peter Allan 134 18
Unreconstructed Visual Observer, An – an Observer Profile Mike Gainsford 122 2
UV Per new chart John Toone 115 14
UY Cen, A discovery? John Toone 115 1
UY Cen, A little background Tom Lloyd Evans 115 2
UY Cen, Observations of Albert Jones 115 2
V Aquilae New chart John Toone 134 43
V1251 Cygni Outburst Martin Mobberley 138 IFC
V1329 Cyg Gary Poyner 119 16
V1363 Cyg – A CCD Target List Project Gary Poyner 117 4
V1413 Aql, Light Curve (eclipse) Gary Poyner 126 IFC
V1413 Aquilae,The 2006 Eclipse of Gary Poyner 131 19
V1663 Aql, Light Curve. Gary Poyner 125 IBC
V2 Cepheid in M13 Francisco A Violat Bordonau 128 16
V2362 Cygni:a 2006 Nova in Cygnus Guy Hurst 129 12
V2467 Cygni (=Nova Cygni 2007) Guy Hurst 132 2
V2576 Oph, An Unexpected Nova Peter Williams 128 6
V377 Cas, Light Curve John Saxton 118 IBC
V390 Mormae (=N. Nor2007) Nick James 133 IFC
V426 Ophiuchi, A Professional Request for Observations Robert Smith 119 4
V462 Ophiuchi, Hidden Magnetic Accretor. Darren Baskill 126 10
V482 Cyg, Light Curve Gary Poyner 129 IFC
V723 Cas, Light Curve Gary Poyner 126 IBC
V838 Monocerotis, The Enigmatic, Dr Arne Hendon 133 17
Variable Star of the Year – a correction John Toone 118 2
Variable Star Section Circular Notes for Authors Karen Holland 132 22
Variable Star Section Meeting, 2004 Denis Buzynski, Roger Pickard 121 5
Variable Star Workshop   138 4
Variable Stars in the Cepheus Flare Mike Poxon 118 8
Variable Stars, Why Roger Pickard 138 4
Visitors from Overseas   136 23
Visual Database-Electronic Submission of Observations Clive Beech 133 30
VS Papers, Recent published. Hazel McGee 129 26
VS Section Meeting 2006, Partial Report Clive Beech 130 26
VSS CCD Photometry Working Group, An Update of the Activities of the Richard Miles 117 16
VSS Database Input Software Availability John Saxton 123 5
VSS Meeting 2007, Part 1. Sizing Up Extra Solar Planets Professor Andrew Collier Cameron 132 14
VSS Meeting, Summary of 2005 Karen Holland 127 13
VSS Officers Meeting, Summary Melvyn Taylor 122 20
VSS Officers Meeting, Summary on 5th Nov 2005 Karen Holland 127 17
VSSC 126, Erratum in. Roger Pickard 127 5
VSX J074727.6+065050: A newly Discovered Dwarf Nova Jeremy Shears 135 7
Vulpeculae, 2007 Nova Spetra, Robin Leadbeater 133 28
VW Cephei Des Loughney 135 13
W Cephei, Light Curves Melvyn Taylor 138 18
W Crucis, Eclipsing Binary Light Curves 2003 Tony Markham 120 IFC
X Per, New Chart (9 degs) John Toone 129 19
Z And, Light Curve Gary Poyner 126 IFC
Z Cam, New Chart John Toone 121 IFC
Z Cam, New Chart John Toone 118 IFC
Z Dra, Light Curve Tony Markham and Michael Clarke 130 IFC
Z Ursae Minoris Gary Poyner 132 20
Z Ursae Minoris Comparison Graph Gary Poyner 137 IFC
ZU Ma, Light Curve Scottish Observer Team 124 IFC

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