Hi, for those interested in monitoring this blazar, I like to share the sequences I use. They were calibrated against nearby GSPC fields using USNO-A1.0 as the transfer medium and verified using USNO-A2.0. In the table are USNO-A1.0 codes for the comparison stars, (2000) coordinates in RA and DE (in HHMMSS and DDMMSS respectively) and positions in arcminutes relative to PKS 2005-489. Code Name : RA / DE (2000) : Pos. relative to PKS : Magn (Berto) 0375-38752207 : 200949-484852 : 4.0' E, 1.0' N : 11.9 0375-38749537 : 200939-484618 : 2.4' E, 3.5' N : 13.5 0375-38745438 : 200923-484459 : 0.4' W, 5.0' N : 12.7 These sequences were sufficient to monitor PKS 2005-489 through its stages. Hopefully there isn't a variable amongst them... Regards, Berto Monard Pretoria >>> Ron Remillard <rr@space.mit.edu> 10/28 6:46 PM >>> X-ray outburst in BL2005-489 The RXTE All Sky Monitor has detected increased X-ray flux from the BL Lac object 2005-489 (J2000, degrees: 302.3558 -48.8316). During the interval 1998 Oct 11-28, the flux has been in the range of 4 to 10 mCrab at 2-12 keV, which is a factor of 2 to 3 above the its typical intensity during 1996-1998. Observations at other wavelengths are strongly encouraged. Ron Remillard (rr@space.mit/edu) for the ASM instrument teams at MIT and GSFC