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Dear colleagues, I have just posted the Aug 23/24 light curve of WZ Sge on my web site. Superhumps with an amplitude of about 0.3 mag and sharp peaks are dominating again, but are clearly interrupted by dip-like phenomena of about 0.1 mag, some of which probably are to be attributed to eclipses. I have started another CCD run on WZ Sge tonight (Aug 24/25) at about 19:50 UT. Sky is very clear and stable, so there's a high likelihood that I will be able to continue observations till about 03:15 UT tomorrow morning. I'm using 20 sec (unfiltered) exposure times. A visual inspection of the intermediate light curve reveals a quick fading of the variable (at least 0.06 mag in approx. 2 hours), clear superhumps with unsharp peaks, and multiple well-pronounced dips, mostly in the declining branch of the superhumps. Altogether, the profile is rather complex, especially when compared to for instance the Aug 22/23 session. I will make the intermediate light curve available on my web site too. Best regards, Tonny
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