Dear Collegues, I am glad to inform you that I have another image of M27, taken on 27 Dic. 1996, which shows the star. Its magnitude is the same as in my 31 Dic. 1996 image. My third picture, taken on 9 July 1997 show the star about 1.5 mag fainter. 31 Dic. 1996 and 9 July 1997 images are posted at http://vsnet.eurolink.it/comets/varst.html I hope this will help us. Regards, Gianluca -- *********************************************************************** * Gianluca Masi "Two things fill the soul * * Via Madonna de Loco, 47 with awe and reverence [...]: * * 03023 Ceccano (FR) the starry sky above me and * * ITALY the moral law into me" * * email: gianmasi@fr.flashnet.it * * http://vsnet.eurolink.it/comets/ I. Kant * ***********************************************************************