Carnival of Space #218

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Carnival of Space #218 is now available over at Astroswammy’s Aartscope Blog/

Marking the centennial celebration of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSOS) This week’s host did a live blog from the AAVSO’s centenary meeting, which is celebrating 100 Years of variable star observation.

Read more about the AAVSO and this week’s Carnival of Space at:
http://aartscope.blogspot.com/2011/10/carnival-of-space-218.html

Ray Sanders is a Sci-Fi geek, astronomer and blogger. Currently researching variable stars at Arizona State University, he writes for Universe Today, The Planetary Society blog, and his own blog, Dear Astronomer

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