The passing of Albert Jones: visual variable star observer

One of the world’s most prolific variable star observers, New Zealander Albert Jones, has died at the age of 93. Albert was an avid visual variable star observer for almost 70 years. He has been unable to contribute observations since late 2011 due to failing health.

Read this AAVSO thread from AAVSO Director Arne Henden and a related forum topic in which Albert is being remembered.

Albert leaves a legacy of around half a million visual observations of more than 1000 variable stars of various types. We owe it to him to continue his work in the south.

Addition: See also this Sky & Telescope News article about Albert.

One Response to “The passing of Albert Jones: visual variable star observer”

  1. Coenen Says:

    Nice postt thanks for sharing

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