Amateur-Professional Partnerships in Astronomy (Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 220)
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ISBN: 1583810528 / Publisher: Astronomical Society of the pacific, January 2000
This collection of 67 papers and 28 posters from the July 1999 meeting discusses partnerships betwee...
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This collection of 67 papers and 28 posters from the July 1999 meeting discusses partnerships between amateur astronomers and scientists to promote research and education. Topics include a history of amateur astronomy, the AAVSO charge-coupled device observing program, the southern H-alpha survey, photographing the solar chromosphere through a solar cycle, the RASC light pollution abatement program, the role of planetariums and museums in astronomy education, and the AAS working group on pro-am collaboration. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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