Re: [vsnet-chat 5120] (fwd) RV: [vsnet-obs 38590] Observations of 02/21/2002 Dear Maciej, Well, things are not so simple. If confusion with a nearby star is the main cause, one would expect a similar number of *brighter* observations before outbursts. However, the reality is that these observations are predominantly seen after outbursts of some specific observers. We probably need a better (psychological??) explanation of the phenomenon... More examples: "Ripero Delay"-type: AR And: 20000113.735 124 (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20000113.808 129 (Gary Poyner) 20000113.849 126 (Michel Verdenet) 20000115.746 <126 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000115.876 140 (Gary Poyner) 20000119.766 14.91C (M. Martignoni) 20000119.882 <133 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000120.822 129 (Jose Ripero) *** 20000121.766 15.59C (M. Martignoni) 20000122.062 133: (Mike Simonsen) 20000122.803 <152 (Gary Poyner) 20000122.810 <143 (Jose Ripero) 20000123.749 <139 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000123.781 16.40C (M. Martignoni) 20000123.801 <143 (Jose Ripero) 20000123.831 <153 (Gary Poyner) 20000124.783 <139 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000124.826 <152 (Gary Poyner) 20000125.056 <139 (Mike Simonsen) 20000125.812 <139 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000126.797 <139 (Eddy Muyllaert) AH Her: 20000911.812 118 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000912.812 118 (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20000912.817 119 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000912.857 118 (Gary Poyner) 20000913.110 118 (Mike Simonsen) 20000913.844 120 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000913.844 120 (Maciej Reszelski) 20000914.817 124 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000914.819 117 (Michel Verdenet) 20000914.853 123 (Maciej Reszelski) 20000915.819 119 (Michel Verdenet) 20000915.875 125 (Jose Ripero) 20000916.869 122 (Michel Verdenet) 20000917.078 128 (Mike Simonsen) 20000917.810 127 (Michel Verdenet) 20000917.876 127 (Maciej Reszelski) 20000918.801 133: (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000918.830 134 (Michel Verdenet) 20000919.080 133 (Mike Simonsen) 20000919.803 135 (Georg Comello) 20000920.800 139 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000920.828 124 (Jose Ripero) *** 20000920.832 139 (Gary Poyner) 20000921.833 140 (Maciej Reszelski) 20000921.874 141 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000922.113 142 (Mike Simonsen) 20000922.860 142 (Gilles Guzman) AY Lyr: 20000729.626 <136 (Hiroyuki Maehara) 20000729.944 <153 (Christopher P. Jones) 20000730.029 <148 (Marc Biesmans) 20000730.551 136 (Seiichi Sakuma) 20000730.551 136 (Seiichi Sakuma) 20000730.556 131 (Hiroyuki Maehara) 20000730.890 137 (Michel Verdenet) 20000730.899 132 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000730.901 134 (Jose Ripero) 20000730.930 135 (Michel Verdenet) 20000731.594 133 (Seiichi Sakuma) 20000731.880 137 (Michel Verdenet) 20000731.894 138 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000731.930 136 (Timo Kinnunen) 20000731.960 138 (Gilles Guzman) 20000731.978 139 (Maciej Reszelski) 20000801.065 141 (Gary Poyner) 20000801.580 139 (Seiichi Sakuma) 20000801.601 <136 (Hiroyuki Maehara) 20000801.860 <150 (Michel Verdenet) 20000801.885 145: (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20000801.910 142 (Timo Kinnunen) 20000801.910 <142 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000801.917 155 (Christopher P. Jones) 20000801.923 150 (Maciej Reszelski) 20000801.935 152 (Gary Poyner) 20000801.964 142: (Hazel McGee) 20000802.556 <139 (Seiichi Sakuma) 20000802.881 134 (Jose Ripero) *** 20000802.907 <142 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000802.924 <142 (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20000802.998 <154 (Maciej Reszelski) "French paradox"-type: RX And: 20010714.942 112 (Maciej Reszelski) 20010714.978 112 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20010715.067 114 (Gary Poyner) 20010715.378 108 (Robert J. Modic) 20010715.949 104 (Jean Gunther) 20010716.017 109 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20010716.940 112 (Michel Verdenet) 20010716.991 111 (Georg Comello) 20010718.944 113 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20010719.940 116 (Eric Morillon) 20010720.083 119 (Gary Poyner) 20010720.931 121 (Georg Comello) 20010720.940 123 (Michel Verdenet) 20010720.949 124 (Reinder J. Bouma) 20010722.015 137 (Maciej Reszelski) 20010722.331 139: (Mike Simonsen) 20010722.926 136 (Georg Comello) 20010722.940 112 (Eric Morillon) 20010723.006 135? (Emile Schweitzer) 20010723.076 134 (Hazel McGee) 20010723.367 137 (Robert J. Modic) 20010723.940 112 (Eric Morillon) *** 20010723.987 135 (Hazel McGee) 20010724.074 136 (Georg Comello) 20010724.919 128 (Michel Verdenet) *** 20010724.928 136 (Reinder J. Bouma) 20010724.969 138 (Georg Comello) 20010725.311 136 (Mike Simonsen) KU Cas: 20000830.869 133 (Gary Poyner) 20000830.938 138 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000830.953 138 (Maciej Reszelski) 20000830.960 134 (Timo Kinnunen) 20000831.051 139 (Hazel McGee) 20000831.269 135 (Gene Hanson) 20000831.849 137: (Eddy Muyllaert) 20000831.926 144 (Jose Ripero) 20000831.964 143: (Maciej Reszelski) 20000901.778 <139 (Hiroyuki Maehara) 20000901.880 137 (Michel Verdenet) *** 20000901.944 <148 (Jose Ripero) X Leo: 20010414.840 123 (Maciej Reszelski) 20010414.866 122 (Jose Ripero) 20010415.199 120 (Mike Simonsen) 20010415.494 128 (Seiichi Sakuma) 20010415.867 127 (Jose Ripero) 20010416.428 125 (Rod Stubbings) 20010416.524 127: (Peter Nelson) 20010416.833 129 (Pavol A. Dubovsky) 20010416.890 134 (Gilles Guzman) 20010416.926 135 (Gary Poyner) 20010417.501 135 (Rod Stubbings) 20010418.165 135 (Mike Simonsen) 20010418.891 144: (Eddy Muyllaert) 20010418.924 150 (Gary Poyner) 20010419.928 153: (Maciej Reszelski) 20010420.583 <135 (Andrew Pearce) 20010420.885 162: (Gary Poyner) 20010421.858 <143 (Eddy Muyllaert) 20010421.878 <141 (Jose Ripero) 20010421.880 132 (Gilles Guzman) *** 20010422.490 <135 (Seiichi Sakuma) 20010422.553 <123 (Masashi Nakatani) 20010422.858 <135 (Eddy Muyllaert)