[vsnet-chat 7197] Re: Supernovae and amateur astronomers

[Gary Poyner]

Yes, but that is the exception to the rule.  There are a very
small number of 'grants' out there if you know where to look, but
scale this alongside the number of serious amateurs these days
and it's pretty obvious that financial outlay is the big
difference between the 'serious amateur' (I hate that expression)
and the professional doing similar research!

Gary
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Gary Poyner
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Subject: [vsnet-chat 7196] Re: Supernovae and amateur astronomers


> Not strictly true: I know several amateurs who have acquired expensive
equipment via the Small Grant Program of the AAS or, as another example,
near infrared photometers funded by AAVSO.
>
> David B. Williams
>