Var61 Her outburst As already reported by Timo Kinnunen, the dwarf nova Var61 Her is undergoing a rare outburst. Time-resolved photometry is recommended. YYMMDD(UT) mag observer 981017.767 <159C (T. Vanmunster) 981019.719 <149 (T. Kinnunen) 981020.731 <170 (L. T. Jensen, CCD unfiltered) 981021.699 <149 (T. Kinnunen) 981023.787 <147 (G. Poyner) 981025.710 <143 (T. Kinnunen) 981025.760 <149 (G. Poyner) 981027.710 <149 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.685 137 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.694 138 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.722 <142 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.724 <142 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.725 140 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.726 137 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.728 136 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.730 135 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.735 134 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.737 135 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.740 133 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.742 134 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.746 135 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.749 134 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.758 136 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.760 137 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.764 137 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.765 138 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.766 139 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.767 140: (T. Kinnunen) 981103.767 140: (T. Kinnunen) 981103.769 139 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.769 139 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.772 138 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.774 138 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.774 139 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.776 139 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.778 138 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.781 138 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.783 137 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.787 137 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.791 137: (T. Kinnunen) 981103.794 136 (T. Kinnunen) 981103.796 137: (T. Kinnunen)