Very windy and cold. Clouds forming specially due South. Observations with naked eye, 7x50 binoculars and 8" reflector. SCODEL 20000718.9500 21 OSE Very bright. Variability confirmed . Will it get brighter than 2nd magnitude? SCOV449 20000718.9590 71: OSE Clouds forming. OPHCHI 20000718.96 42 OSE CENMU 20000718.95 35 OSE NSV06160 20000718.9424 108: OSE Tycho 2 sequence is poor*. NSV19481 20000718.986 89 OSE CPD-58 4492 20000718.986 97 OSE CARBO 20000718.9 75 OSE CARR 20000718.96 87 OSE CARETA 20000718.92 53 OSE VELIX 20000718.9292 95 OSE AAVSO sequence VELV382 20000718.9465 110 OSE UCAC1 sequence TRALV 20000718.9736 84 OSE SGRRY 20000718.9673 75: OSE Clouds forming. Bright sky. CENV854 20000718.9785 75 OSE I'd bet that this fading is THE fading... * NSV06160 Tycho 2 sequence is poor: ------------------------- Tycho 2 --- - Observed v GSC 7275-00775 9.96, 0.43 - 100 GSC 7275-01731 10.10, 1.30 - 101 GSC 7275-01593 10.34, 1.11 - 105 GSC 7275-01781 10.61, 0.37 - 106 Star used for tonight's comparison GSC 7275-01145 10.83, 1.05 - 109 Star used for tonight's comparison GSC 7275-01873 11.05, 0.82 - 112 GSC 7275-01680 11.25, 0.47 - 111 Best regards, Sebasti睹 Otero.