Brightening of 3C279 Recent activity of 3C279 compiled from reports to VSNET, including Balonek's exciting announcement! Unspecified observations are visual. YYMMDD(UT) mag observer 980310.037 <142 (G. Poyner) 980312.082 <142 (G. Poyner) 980321.985 <142 (G. Poyner) 980322.985 <142 (G. Poyner) 980331.008 <154 (G. Poyner) 980401.300 14.00R (T. Balonek) 980407.200 13.92R (T. Balonek) 980413.099 13.76R (T. Balonek) 980414.000 13.67R (T. Balonek) 980415.951 <142 (G. Poyner) 980418.033 <150 (G. Poyner) 980418.199 14.30R (T. Balonek) 980418.955 <142 (G. Poyner) 980419.100 14.41R (T. Balonek) 980420.944 <150 (G. Poyner) 980421.199 14.18R (T. Balonek) 980422.199 14.19R (T. Balonek) 980423.199 14.05R (T. Balonek) 980424.199 13.92R (T. Balonek) 980425.100 14.03R (T. Balonek) 980425.948 <154 (G. Poyner) 980426.958 <154 (G. Poyner) 980427.199 13.95R (T. Balonek) 980428.199 13.81R (T. Balonek) 980428.987 <142 (G. Poyner) 980503.299 13.13R (T. Balonek)