[vsnet-obs 35216] Fade of WZ Sge (2001 Aug 17 UT, GRL)

["Bjorn H. Granslo" <b.h.granslo@astro.uio.no>]

Norwegian Astronomical Society - Variable Star Section

Observations of 2003+17 WZ Sagittae from 2001 Aug 17 UT

Observer: Bjorn H. Granslo (GRL).
Locations: Fjellhamar & Oslo, Norway.
Instruments: 20.3-cm SCT and 15.2-cm reflector.
Magnitude references: V magnitudes from Tycho-2 (T2) catalogue,
  Webbink (W) and Henden (H) photometry (via AAVSO).
Observations: Visual, Pogson step estimates.
Conditions: cloudy on Aug 16-17, nearly clear on Aug 17-18.

The following observations indcate that this cataclysmic variable
is fading rapidly:

Object      YYYYMMDD(UT)    Mag   Obs  Instrument Ref     Notes
SGEWZ       20010817.067   10.8   GRL  C203;100x  T2+H    Active
SGEWZ       20010817.869   11.6   GRL  M152;167x  W+H     Active

                         Yours sincerely,
                         Bjorn H. Granslo

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