Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 15:53:04 -0700 (PDT) From: User Macho <macho@lensing.astro.washington.edu> Subject: [vsnet-alert 0] MACHO Alert 99-BLG-56 Dear Colleagues- The MACHO project has detected a candidate microlensing event in progress towards the Galactic bulge. Event 99-BLG-56 Star ID 109.20370.5166 RA (J2000) 18:03:58.8 DEC (J2000) -28:47:38 V ~20.7 R ~19.8 A ~2.1 and rising on 15 Aug, expected peak near 25 Aug, duration 38 +/- 16 days. Finding charts and lightcurves are available on the web page at http://darkstar.astro.washington.edu or ftp site darkstar.astro.washington.edu directories macho/Alert/99-*. If you wish to no longer receive these bulletins please notify us at macho@astro.washington.edu.