IY UMa sharp eclipses! We have received new data from Petri Tikkanen and Mika Aho, communicated by Arto Oksanen. The Kyoto team (observer: R. Ishioka) obtained additional very excellent run last night (May 12), in addition to the report by Uemura-san from Ouda. A preliminary look at the light curve shows 1.2-mag deep sharp eclipses, which are preceded by superhump maxima. The striking appearance of these features are reminiscient of WZ Sge light curve at similar beat phases. Further intensive observations are very strongly encouraged. Regards, Taichi Kato VSNET Collaboration team

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