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Well... I'm not a professional astronomer, but simply a somewhat hyperactive, passionate, and very curious amateur.
My goal is to assist professional astronomers as best I can with high-quality monitoring and a consistency that I strive to make trustworthy.
And above all, to satisfy my curiosity in an enjoyable way and to learn.
That's why I joined the AAVSO as well as other associations that have helped me understand a great deal, but there's still so much to learn in this ever-evolving science—it's "astronomy"!
But anyway... If you're researching and monitoring variable stars, supernovas, and other stellar phenomena, you still need to be somewhat knowledgeable and trained!… So here are some resources, hoping they might be useful to others who would also like to become sky observers.
I would like to demystify and make scientific astronomy more accessible while making it exciting and useful.
Increasingly, many amateur astronomers are better equipped and can easily assist professionals who don't always have the time or access to equipment, or who need to perform long-term monitoring. Whether for astrophotography, astrometry, or photometry, the basic equipment is the same. Only a few filters are a "plus" in certain cases, as monitoring cataclysmic events and multiple stars can be done visually, and photometry is easy to perform even with a DSLR.
All over the world, amateurs and professionals are joining forces, including in France, Europe, and our southern neighbors, as demonstrated daily by the AAVSO, the CBA, and the MPC.
The AAVSO provides its members with easily accessible courses and documentation.
These web pages are therefore...
- To learn more about the sky and our Universe.
- To understand, participate in, and support certain research or monitoring projects.
- To make our observation evenings more useful and interesting through data collection and collaboration between professional and amateur observers.
Hoping I have met your expectations and shared my passion with you.
Jean-Bruno Desrosiers (JBD)
Observatoire du Mont St-Joseph.
http://omsj.info | AAVSO: DJED
Latitude : N45 | Longitude : O71
Courses at the AAVSO:
https://www.aavso.org/choice-astronomy
Manuels and tutorials de l'AAVSO:
https://www.aavso.org/observing-manuals
Variables star Plotter:
https://www.aavso.org/apps/vsp/
The International Variable Star Index
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/
