R CrB fading The R CrB-type prototype star is reported to be fading again from the recent slow recovery. YYMMDD(UT) mag observer 981228.824 74 (T. Watanabe) 981228.844 71 (K. Hirosawa) 981228.860 73 (M. Sato) 981229.080 74 (G. Comello) 981229.176 72 (R. J. Bouma) 981229.794 72 (H. Maehara) 981229.839 74 (T. Watanabe) 981229.851 71 (Y. Watanabe) 981229.880 69 (H. Itoh) 981231.199 73 (R. J. Bouma) 981231.771 73 (H. Maehara) 981231.830 70 (K. Hirosawa) 981231.872 72 (N. Makiguchi) 981231.872 72 (M. Sato) 990103.767 74 (H. Someya) 990103.840 76 (H. Itoh) 990103.876 71 (M. Sato) 990104.844 71 (K. Hirosawa) 990104.860 72 (M. Sato) 990105.835 76 (T. Watanabe) 990105.858 72 (M. Sato) 990106.853 74 (M. Sato) 990108.808 81 (T. Watanabe)