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[vsnet-alert 3757] BL Lac major optical outburst

BL Lac major optical outburst

   Upon recent notification of the activity of BL Lac, our CCD observations
on Nov. 30 (Makoto Uemura and Taichi Kato) recorded extremely brightness
of Rc=12.21, with appreciable intranight variation peaking around 30.56UT.
The brightness closely rivals the outburst in 1968, when the historical
maximum of V=12.0 was reached.

   Visual and CCD photometry observations reported to VSNET so far indicate
the remarkable source activity began since November 25, after a gradual
increase of the activity in the preceding months.

Regards,
Taichi Kato and Makoto Uemura

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  Summary of recent observations reported to VSNET:

  YYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
  991101.769   139  (T. Kinnunen)
  991102.817   136  (C. P. Jones)
  991102.923   139  (G. Poyner)
  991103.160   139  (G. Hanson)
  991103.690   141  (T. Kinnunen)
  991103.780   143  (M. Verdenet)
  991103.931   137  (C. P. Jones)
  991103.953   139  (G. Poyner)
  991104.181   142  (G. Hanson)
  991105.188   145  (G. Hanson)
  991105.514   139  (H. Itoh)
  991106.149   145  (G. Hanson)
  991106.769   140  (M. Verdenet)
  991106.806   140  (C. P. Jones)
  991107.769   140  (M. Verdenet)
  991109.194   146  (G. Hanson)
  991109.423   146: (S. Takahashi)
  991109.834   136  (C. P. Jones)
  991109.885   137  (G. Poyner)
  991110.090   142  (G. Hanson)
  991110.680   145  (T. Kinnunen)
  991111.099   143  (G. Hanson)
  991112.133   144  (G. Hanson)
  991112.819   145: (E. Muyllaert)
  991113.146   146  (G. Hanson)
  991113.480   147  (H. Itoh)
  991115.183   141  (G. Hanson)
  991115.760   134  (M. Verdenet)
  991115.799   141  (E. Muyllaert)
  991116.864   137  (C. P. Jones)
  991116.941   139  (G. Poyner)
  991117.092   142  (G. Hanson)
  991117.863   138  (C. P. Jones)
  991119.103   139  (G. Hanson)
  991119.876   140  (C. P. Jones)
  991119.947   140  (G. Poyner)
  991125.805   142  (J. Ripero)
  991126.750   133  (M. Verdenet)
  991126.760   140  (T. Kinnunen)
  991127.819   143  (J. Ripero)
  991127.860   133  (M. Verdenet)
  991128.819   127  (M. Verdenet)
  991129.830   129  (G. Poyner)
  991130.512  12.25C  (Ouda team)
  991130.528  12.26C  (Ouda team)
  991130.560  12.21C  (Ouda team)
  991130.589  12.22C  (Ouda team)
  991130.637  12.25C  (Ouda team)
  991130.642   127  (T. Kinnunen)
  991130.676   129  (T. Kinnunen)
  991130.762   128  (J. Ripero)

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