Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège -  Volume 80 - Année 2011 

Spectroscopic madness - A golden age for amateurs

Thomas Eversberg, 

Schnörringen Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Am Kielshof 21a, 51105 Köln, Germany

Abstract

Today, professional instrumentation is dominated by heavily oversubscribed telescopes which focus mainly on a limited number of ”fashionable” research topics. As a result, time acquisition for massive star research including extended observation campaigns, becomes more difficult. On the other hand, massive star investigations by amateur astronomers performing spectroscopic measurements are on a level which can fulfill professional needs. I describe the instrumentation available to the amateurs, their observational skills and the potential contribution they can make to the professional community.

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Thomas Eversberg, «Spectroscopic madness - A golden age for amateurs», Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège [En ligne], Volume 80 - Année 2011, 469 - 474 URL : http://popups.ulg.be/0037-9565/index.php?id=2964.