Outburst of CH UMa The SS Cyg-type dwarf nova with rather rare outbursts, CH UMa is undergoing an outburst as indicated by the following observations. YYMMDD(UT) mag observer 970923.122 149: (G. Hanson) 970923.819 <144 (G. Poyner) 970923.919 <133 (M. Westlund) 970923.949 <137 (T. Kinnunen) 970925.019 <137 (B. H. Granslo) 970926.780 122 (J. Pietz) 970926.835 123 (E. Broens) The last reported outburst of CH UMa occurred in 1996 November to December, reaching mv=11.4. Regards, Taichi Kato