From owner-aavso-newsflash@mira.aavso.org Fri Oct 2 07:28 JST 1998 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 16:38:09 -0400 (EDT) From: AAVSO <aavso@aavso.org> To: aavso-newsflash@aavso.org Subject: AAVSO News Flash - No. 349 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 2772 THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS 25 Birch Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Tel. 617-354-0484 Fax 617-354-0665 INTERNET: aavso@aavso.org * * * AAVSO NEWS FLASH * * * Subject: 0418-13 AH ERI No. 349 0803+62 SU UMA October 1, 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0418-13 AH ERIDANI The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable AH ERI appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials SEP 30.3958 <15.3 HSG OCT 01.4424 14.3 HSG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0803+62 SU URSAE MAJORIS The dwarf nova type (SU UMA subclass prototype) cataclysmic variable SU UMA is in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials SEP 29.4167 14.6: HSG OCT 01.11 13.6 KTO SEP 29.91 <13.4 KTO OCT 01.4493 12.2 HSG SEP 30.4014 14.0 HSG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: HSG - G. HANSON II, USA KTO - T. KINNUNEN, FINLAND Please monitor these and other variable stars closely and phone-in, fax, or e-mail your observations to the AAVSO. Good observing! Janet A. Mattei, Director Rebecca Pellock, Technical Assistant ____________________________________________________________________________ Symbols may include: < = fainter than magnitude given (variable not seen) : = uncertain CCDV = Charge-coupled device with (V) filter If you would like to contribute to AAVSO NEWS FLASH, please send observations of unusual variable star activity to: observations@aavso.org Those who wish to subscribe (free of charge) or unsubscribe to NEWS FLASH may do so by sending a message to: observations@aavso.org If you would like data from the AAVSO International Database for research purposes, please send your request to: Janet Mattei, AAVSO Director, at aavso@aavso.org We look forward to including your observations in future editions of AAVSO NEWS FLASH! ____________________________________________________________________________