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Double stars: a synergy between amateur and professional astronomers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Jean-Louis Agati ,
Daniel Bonneau ,
Sébastien Caille ,
Paul Couteau ,
André Debackère ,
Jean Dommanget ,
Pierre Durand ,
René Gili ,
Florent Losse  and
René Manté
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Jean-Louis Agati
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Daniel Bonneau
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Sébastien Caille
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Paul Couteau
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
André Debackère
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Jean Dommanget
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Pierre Durand
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
René Gili
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Florent Losse
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
René Manté
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Florence Mauroy
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Guy Morlet
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Maurice Salaman
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Edgar Soulié
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Jean-Claude Thorel
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Yvonne Thorel
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
Pierre Verhas
Affiliation:
Commission des Étoiles Doubles, Société Astronomique de France, 3, Rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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In the field of visual double stars, a long term follow-up is required, since their orbital periods may reach several centuries. Created in 1981 within the Société Astronomique de France (SAF) with the support of the late Paul Muller (1910-2000), the Commission des Etoiles Doubles provides the framework for the necessary collaboration between professional and amateur astronomers, through generations. The late Dr. Paul Baize (1901-1995) was a model for its members. Several professional astronomers became scientific advisors of the Commission and have guided many works made by amateurs.

Keywords

Amateursbinary stars
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , E32
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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