The RXTE X-ray lightcurve of Eta Car through Sep 5, 2300 is available at http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/users/corcoran/eta_car/etacar_rxte_lightcurve/ current predictions for breaking the 10 cts/s level: Kenji Hamaguchi Sep 21 Gloria Koenigsberger Sep 21.3 Susan Neff Oct 1 Sveneric Johannson Oct 15 Andy Pollock Oct 24 ...and taking the long view: Kris Davidson Jul 24, 2043 I've created an escrow account so if Kris is correct he or one of his heirs can claim the prize :-) cheers Mike -- *********************************************************** Dr. Michael F. Corcoran Universities Space Research Association Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 301-286-5576 (office) 301-286-1684 (fax) corcoran@barnegat.gsfc.nasa.gov http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/users/corcoran/bio.html ***********************************************************

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