AAVSO: Archive Of AAVSO News 2000

Chart Updates - The chart for 1132+02 RZ Leo has been revised and more reversed charts added. (12/26/00)
EB Monographs 1-6 - Observed Minima Timings of Eclipsing Binaries Number 1-6 are now online. (12/20/00)
November Solar Bulletin - The complete November issue of the Solar Bulletin is available online. (12/20/00)
AAVSO in Print - Variable star research papers that use AAVSO data listed from 1992 to the present. (12/13/00)
AAVSO Awards and Honors - The AAVSO recognizes individuals who have made outstanding achievements. (12/13/00)
Variable Star of the Month - Betelgeuse is December's featured star. (12/12/00)
Sunspot and SID Numbers - November numbers (12/18/00)
Xephem 3.4 - New version has built in custom AAVSO light curves (12/6/00)
Chart Update - News about charts on CD and chart updates (12/5/00)
AAVSO member discovers comet - Albert Jones (JA) discovers a comet while observing the LPV, T Aps (12/4/00)
Chart Updates - Ten new constellation finder charts. (12/4/00)
Chart Updates - V383 Vel (12/1/00)

November

Light Curve Generator - Now includes data through September 30, 2000. (11/30/00)
Validation File - The list of stars in AAVSO observing programs has been updated. (11/30/00)
GRB Network - New notification procedures, signup, and success story pages. (11/22/00)
EB and RR Lyrae Ephemerides 2001 - The Eclipsing Binary Ephemeris 2001 and the RR Lyrae Ephemeris 2001 will help you plan your observing sessions next year. (11/22/00)
Chart Updates - The supernova search chart for 1135+12 NGC 3810 (Leo) has been updated to show 1135+12B SN 2000ew. Also, many reversed charts have been added to the archives. (11/30/00)
Chart Updates - (11/22/00)
EB Update 10 - EB Update 10 August, 2000 reports on the unusual activity of eclipsing binary stars. (11/22/00)
Monograph 13: GK Persei - Long-term data for the star GK Persei is now available online. (11/21/00)
Recent Chart Updates - Preliminary "d" and "e+" scale charts for 1017-49 V383 Vel (11/21/00)
New Sunspot Numbers - Sunspot numbers for October and Smoothed sunspot numbers from 1991 to the present are available. (11/16/00)
Archive of the 89th Annual Meeting in Waltham, MA - Includes pictures! (11/10/00)
AAVSO Newsletter - The October 2000 newsletter is now available online. (11/7/00)
Variable Star of the Month - GK Persei (11/7/00)
New Policy on Submitting Observations - ONE time! ONE file! ONE format! (11/2/00)
Satellite Observations of SS CYG - Please continue observing SS CYG for correlation with FUSE observations. (11/1/00)
Notes From Rome, 2000 - Notes from the GRB Symposium in Rome. (11/1/00)
Archives Updated - Data through August 31 is now available for plotting on the light curve generator. (11/1/00)

October

The Nova Hunter's Handbook - A guide to searching for novae. (10/16/00)
Recent Chart Updates (10/13/00)
PEP Newsletter - The AAVSO Photoelectric Photometry Newsletter Vol.20 No.1 is now online. (10/13/00)
Backyard Astronomers Catch Star in Outburst - Amateur Astronomers team-up with Chandra and EUVE to observe SS Cygni. (10/11/00)
GRB Network Status - Plus AAVSO members detect an optical counterpart to Gamma Ray Burst 000926 (10/11/00)
Reversed Charts - Nine reversed charts have been added to the archives. (10/5/00)
Recent Chart Update - The supernova search chart for 1903-50 NGC 6754 (Tel) has been updated to show 1903-50B SN 2000do. (10/4/00)
Variable Star of the Month - The Variable Star of the Month for October is Z Andromedae. (10/4/00)
GRB Software - An error box spreadsheet (10/3/00)

September

New CCD Charts - 11 New CCD charts are online (9/22/00)
Telescope Simulator - Dynamic presentation that illustrates how to estimate the brightness of a variable star. (9/15/00)
Chandra Observes SS Cygni - Amateur and professional astronomers team up for Chandra observations of SS Cygni (9/14/00)
Light Curve Generator Updated - Monthly observations through July 31 are now online plus you can now limit plotted magnitudes and further increase the size of the graph. (9/19/00)
AAVSO Annual Meeting - Announcement, Preliminary Schedule, Registration Form, and Abstract Form for the AAVSO Annual Meeting this Fall. - (9/11/00)
Variable Star of the Month - The Variable Star of the Month for September is Delta Cephei - (9/5/00)
SS Cygni Watch - Please observe SS CYG until the next outburst for triggering satellite observations and correlation with satellite data (9/1/00)
WebObs - You can now submit your observations online! No worries over JD, formats, reports, etc. (9/1/00)

August

Chart Updates - (8/24/00)
JD Calculators - New JD conversions tools are available - (8/23/00)
Revised Chart - A high quality "e" scale chart for 1148+48 SN 2000db in NGC 3949 (UMa) is now available for download - (8/22/00)
SID Equipment - Our website now contains information on SID Circuits - (8/17/00)
Search New Charts - You can now search new charts based upon age of modification. - (8/11/00)
Chart Update - "e" scale chart for 1148+48 SN2000db in NGC 3949 - (8/11/00)
Quick Look - Quick Look data can now be searched by star name, designation, or observer code. - (8/10/00)
Archives Updated - Data through May 31 is now available for plotting on the light curve generator. - (8/9/00)
AAVSO On the Road - The AAVSO attends Astrocon 2000. - (8/7/00)
Revised Chart - The designation of delta Sco has been corrected to 1554-22 on the "a" scale chart. - (8/7/00)
Chart Updates - Revisions and reversals. - (8/3/00)
Variable Star of the Month - CH CYG - (8/2/00)
Delta SCO Chart - New chart for the recent visual activity of Delta SCO - (8/2/00)
Chart Updates - More reversed charts have been added. - (8/1/00)

July

Chart Updates - Including new "d" scale charts for V1494 Aql. - (7/31/00)
Revised Chart - The 9.4 comparison star to the NW of CH Cyg may be an eclipsing variable and should no longer be used as a comparison. - (7/28/00)
Validation File - The Validation File has been updated - (7/27/00)
Variable Star Music - A musician has created ambient electronica based upon the Quick Look files. - (7/26/00)
Chart Updates - Reversed charts have been added. - (7/26/00)
Lightcurve Generator Updated - Monthly observations through April 30 are now online. - (7/25/00)
Recent Solar Flare An animation of the recent flare is now on our Solar Division page.(7/20/00)
Chart Updates - Including a new chart for 0119+08 SN 2000cx in NGC 524 (Psc). (7/19/00)
Quick Guide to the Online Light Curve Generator - Helpful hints. (7/19/00)
Variable Star of the Month - The variable star of the month for July is R Scuti. (7/1/00)

June

New Data Online! - Now available online are 40 yrs. of data for 382 Long Period Variables. You may access the data easily via the data request page. More data for new stars will be added soon. (6/22/00)

Recent Chart Updates - (6/16/00)

SS Cygni Observing Campaign - Observations of SS Cygni are currently needed throughout the next outburst for triggering satellite observations and correlation with satellite data. (6/15/00)

Chart Update - Additions to the reversed chart archives. (6/15/00)

VSOTM Archive - The VSOTM archive has been updated with more information on the Jan '99 entry, Algol. (6/14/00)

Chart Update - Additions to the reversed chart archives. (6/8/00)

AAVSO at the AAS Meeting - Focus on amateur-professional collaboration. (6/7/00)

Variable Star of the Month - SS Cygni, June 2000. (6/5/00)

New Solar Division Pages - Including a short history of sunspot indices and the Zurich Classification System. (6/1/00)

May

Stars Easy-to-Observe List - New list with links to charts and predicted maxima and minima for LPVs. (5/31/00)
Charts Now Available - For 1032-41 SN 2000cl in NGC 3318 (Vel). (5/31/00)
Recent Chart Update - The 0515-33 T Col chart has been corrected to show the proper position of 0443-36 T Cae. (5/30/00)
Light Curve Generator - Now includes up-to-date Quick Look data. (5/24/00)
Variable Star of the Month: RS Ophiuchi - (5/4/00)