What's New in 2000

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Updates to This Website in 2000

Here is a list of updates made to ALCOVE Database Ž website in 2000.

December 27, 2000
The following pages have been updated: "Index", "Astronomical Links: A Compilation", "Deep Sky Objects", "Selected Astronomical Sites in Massachusetts and New England", "Our Recent Observations" and "Our Observations of the Recent Past".

December 22, 2000
The following pages have been updated: "People and Places in Astronomy - 2000 2nd Page", "Other Interesting Astronomical Links", "Turkish Astronomical Links", "Other Interesting Links in and to Turkey", "Selected Astronomical Sites in Massachusetts and New England", "Science Fiction" and "Site Map".

December 4, 2000
The format and/or contents of the following pages have been updated: "Our Observation Results of Comet Hale-Bopp", "Our Observation Results of Comet Hyakutake", "My Observation Results of Halley's Comet", "The Tribute to Jose Manuel Oporto Ibanez", "Argelander", "How Did We Observe C/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter?", "Astronomical Pictures of Mine", "Turkish Astronomical Links", "My Comet Observations", "My Variable Star Observations sent to the BAA-VSS", "People and Places in Astronomy - 1999", "Site Map" and "Index".

December 3, 2000
Two new pages have been posted: Our Report on Leonids 2000 and a popular article of mine on my Fleming Variables project. Contents and links of the following pages have been updated: "Main Links", "Astronomical Links: A Compilation" and "Other Interesting Astronomical Links", "Turkish Astronomical Links", "Other Celestial Events", "Variable Stars", "Who Am I?", "Our Report on Leonids 1999", "Double Stars" and "Site Map".

November 30, 2000
We celebrate our first anniversary on the World Wide Web! Thank you for your visit and support during the past year! Please stay tuned for more updates and even more excitement with our information filled pages! The following pages have been updated: "Our Observing Instruments", "Double Stars", "Astronomical Links: A Compilation" and "Other Interesting Astronomical Links".

November 15, 2000
The following pages have been updated: "Selected Astronomical Sites in Massachusetts and New England", "My Observing Instruments", "Who Am I?" and "Other Interesting Links in and to Turkey".

September 17, 2000
A new page has been posted for "My Variable Star Observations Published in On-line AAVSO Publications". Our observations of SS Cygni's current outburst have been posted throughout the past week in "Our Recent Observations" page. Several links have been updated in "Other Interesting Links in and to Turkey" and "Variable Stars" pages.

September 10, 2000
A site-wide facelift has been done in the format of several pages. A new page has been posted for My Variable Star Observations sent to the HAA-VSS. Our overnight observations of SS Cygni's outburst have been posted in "Our Recent Observations" page. A new page named "Selected Astronomical Sites in Massachusetts and New England" has been created by modifying "Other Interesting Astronomical Links" page. Following pages have been updated with new links: "Variable Stars" and "My Variable Star Observations". The contents of the following pages have been updated: "Site Map" and "Star Trek".

September 4, 2000
"People and Places in Astronomy - 2000" page has been divided into two files to shorten download time of pictures: "2000 - 1st Page" and "2000 - 2nd Page". The following pages have been updated: "Who Am I?", "Our Recent Observations", "Variable Stars", "Astronomical Links: A Compilation" and "Other Interesting Astronomical Links".

August 27, 2000
"Our Recent Observations" page has been renewed and updated in order to post our previous observations in another page named "Our Observations of the Recent Past". "Astronomical Links: A Compilation", "Turkish Astronomical Links" and "Links to Other Interesting Astronomical Pictures" pages have been updated with several new links.

August 20, 2000
A new page has been uploaded: People and Places in Astronomy - Previous Years. Stellafane 2000 pictures have been posted on the People and Places in Astronomy - 2000 page. Both the format and contents of the following pages have been updated: "Site Map", "Who Am I?" and "People and Places in Astronomy - Main".

August 13, 2000
Both the format and contents of the following pages have been updated: "Site Map", "Who Am I?", My Observation of U Gem and "People and Places in Astronomy - Main".

August 8, 2000
The following pages have been updated: "Site Map", "Who Am I?" and "My Observing Instruments".

August 6, 2000
Hopefully we initiate a new phase in our web page. Soon you'll find new additions and more information on this site.To start with, the "Index" page has been updated.

May 14, 2000
The following pages have been updated: "Our Observation Results of Comet Hale-Bopp" and "Main Links". A new page about "Touristic Links in Massachusetts and New England" has been posted.

May 7, 2000
Several site-wide updates to the format, links and contents have been made.

April 30, 2000
Some updates have been made to "My Comet Observations", "Who Am I?", "Other Celestial Events" and "Other Interesting Astronomical Links" pages. Two new pages have been posted: "Our Observation Results of Comet Hyakutake" and "My Observation Results of Halley's Comet".

April 23, 2000
Both contents and format of the following pages have been updated: "My Variable Star Observations", "Other Interesting Links in and to Turkey", "Turkish Astronomical Links", "Site Map", "Main Links", "Other Interesting Astronomical Links", "Comets", "Other Celestial Events" and "Our Recent Observations". Three new pages have been posted with Under Construction notice: "Our Observation Results of Comet Hale-Bopp", "My Comet Observations" and "How Did We Observe C/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter?".

March 26, 2000
A new "Star Trek" page has been created and a link is given from the "Science Fiction" page. Some links have been updated in the "Astronomical Links: A Compilation", "Turkish Astronomical Links" and "Other Interesting Links in and to Turkey" pages.

March 16, 2000
Our logo has been posted! Updates have been made to the following pages: "The Tribute to Jose Manuel Oporto Ibanez", "Variable Stars", "Who Am I?" and "My Variable Star Observations".

March 12, 2000
Updates have been made to the following pages: "Astronomical Links: A Compilation", "Main Links", "Who Am I?", "Other Interesting Astronomical Links" and "Science Fiction".

March 5, 2000
Updates have been made to "The Tribute to Jose Manuel Oporto Ibanez", "Who Am I?" and "Our Recent Observations" pages. Pictures of our recent visit to the MIT Haystack Observatory have been posted on the "People and Places in Astronomy" page.

February 25, 2000
Updates have been made to "Other Interesting Links in and to Turkey" and "My Variable Star Observations" pages. A new page has been added about my variable star observations sent to the BAA-VSS and given a link from "My Variable Star Observations" page.

February 11, 2000
A link has been given to this site from the "Observer Profiles and Stories" page of the AAVSO. My sincere thanks to the AAVSO HQ staff!

February 8, 2000
A tribute to late Jose Manuel Oporto Ibanez has been posted with Under Construction notice.
Several modifications and updates have been made to pages "Astronomical Links: A Compilation", "Other Interesting Astronomical Links" and "Other Interesting Links in Turkey".

January 24, 2000
An English translation of my article about U Gem observation in 1990 has been uploaded. Updates in "Who Am I?", "Variable Stars", "Comets" and "Other Celestial Events" pages have been made.

January 20, 2000
"Picture Gallery" page has been divided into three subsections to shorten download time of images. "Other Interesting Astronomical Links" page has been updated.

January 17, 2000
Some updates have been made to "My Variable Star Observations" page. A list of my variable star observations sent to the AAVSO has been posted linked from that page. A "Search" page is added with Under Construction notice.

January 9, 2000
Several pictures have been uploaded in pages "Picture Gallery" and "My Observing Instruments". Variable star brightness estimating method has been added in "Argelander" page. A list of "My Unpublished Variable Star Observations" is added. Necessary links are given from the "Variable Stars" page. From this date on, updates to this site will be done on a weekly basis, unless a necessity arises.

January 4, 2000
Images of Fleming's Unnamed Variables have been uploaded. Updates made in the following pages: "Index", "Site Map", "Eclipses", "Eclipse '99", "Main Links", "Who Am I?", "Recent Observations" and "Science Fiction".

January 3, 2000
The complete English translation of my research paper about "Fleming's Unnamed Variables" has been posted.

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