Norwegian Astronomical Society - Variable Star Section Variable star observations for 2001 August 14-18 UT Observer: Bjorn H. Granslo (GRL). Location: Oslo & Fjellhamar, Norway. Instruments: 203-mm SCT (C203), 15.2-cm f/8 and f/5 reflectors, (M152), 70-mm f/6.8 refractor (L70), 7x50 binoculars (B7x50) Magnitude references: V-magnitudes from Hipparcos catalogue, Tycho-2 catalogues and Henden (H) CCD photometry; visual from BAA.VSS. Observations: Visual, Pogson step estimates. Conditions: Cloudy on Aug 14-15 (from Malm, Norway) and Aug 16-17; mostly clear on Aug 17-18. Object YYYYMMDD(UT) Mag Obs Instrument Ref Notes TRIR 20010814.96 6.5 GRL L70;15x HIP HERAC 20010814.96 7.7 GRL L70;15x HIP SGER 20010814.96 9.6 GRL M152;49x TYC2 VULV 20010814.96 8.4 GRL L70;15x TYC2 PEGII 20010814.96 7.8 GRL L70;15x TYC2 CYGCH 20010814.99 8.1 GRL L70;69x TYC2 CYGSS 20010817.058 11.1 GRL C203;100x TYC2+H Active DRAAG 20010817.06 9.8 GRL C203;100x TYC2 SCOdelta 20010817.828 1.8 GRL B7x50 HIP (1) OPHRS 20010817.87 11.7 GRL M152;167x BAA CRBT 20010817.86 10.4 GRL M152;83x TYC2 CYGSS 20010817.866 11.3 GRL M152;167x TYC2+H Active SGEWZ 20010817.971 12.1 GRL C203;287x Henden Fading SGEWZ 20010818.090 12.3 GRL C203;287x Henden Twilight CETomicron 20010818.05 3.9 GRL B7x50 HIP HERAC 20010818.05 7.7 GRL L70;24x HIP SGER 20010818.05 9.7 GRL L70;24x TYC2 VULV 20010818.06 8.4 GRL L70;24x TYC2 PEGII 20010818.06 8.0 GRL L70;24x TYC2 PERX 20010818.06 6.5 GRL B7x50 HIP Extra notes: (1) Delta Scorpii was observed in bright twilight (Sun 6 deg. under horizon) at an apparent altitude (corrected for refraction) of only 2.6 deg. The sky was, however, very transparent. Mars was seen at an apparent altitude of 2.1 deg. and was dimmed by only 1.9 mag. as compared to stars near zenith. This indicates an extinction of 0.12 mag. per airmass. Observed from Blindern, Oslo. Yours sincerely, Bjorn H. Granslo