Brightening of 3C279 Recent activity of 3C279 compiled from reports to VSNET, including Balonek's exciting announcement. The brightening has been confirmed. Unspecified observations are visual. YYMMDD(UT) mag observer 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) 980504.605 138 (T. Watanabe) 980504.823 140 (B. Monard) 980504.869 135C (T. Vanmunster)