CH UMa very bright As reported by several observers, CH UMa (UGSS) is undergoing a very bright outburst. The current magnitude may surpass previously recorded maxima. YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer 20000401.572 <137 (H. Itoh) 20000401.649 <143 (H. Maehara) 20000401.944 <137 (J. Ripero) 20000403.249 148 (G. Hanson) 20000404.203 148 (G. Hanson) 20000405.217 148 (G. Hanson) 20000405.890 150 (T. Kinnunen) 20000405.919 149 (G. Poyner) 20000406.080 <137 (E. Muyllaert) 20000406.865 <137 (E. Muyllaert) 20000406.892 <141 (J. Ripero) 20000406.924 <137 (P. A. Dubovsky) 20000406.935 140: (H. McGee) 20000406.946 148 (C. P. Jones) 20000406.994 148 (G. Poyner) 20000407.080 <140 (T. Kinnunen) 20000407.849 147 (M. Verdenet) 20000407.883 149 (C. P. Jones) 20000407.885 <137 (E. Muyllaert) 20000407.924 <137 (H. McGee) 20000408.632 <127 (H. Maehara) 20000408.876 <133 (M. Westlund) 20000409.010 146 (T. Kinnunen) 20000409.235 <140 (M. Simonsen) 20000409.858 <137 (E. Muyllaert) 20000409.869 148 (C. P. Jones) 20000409.931 <137 (H. McGee) 20000410.869 <137 (C. P. Jones) 20000410.871 <137 (E. Muyllaert) 20000412.897 <137 (E. Muyllaert) 20000414.119 125 (J. Gunther) 20000414.990 124 (P. A. Dubovsky) 20000415.844 116 (M. Reszelski) 20000415.857 119 (P. Schmeer) 20000416.060 112 (T. Kinnunen) 20000416.485 113 (K. Hirosawa) 20000416.830 107 (T. Kinnunen) 20000416.889 113 (M. Reszelski) 20000417.833 107 (E. Muyllaert) 20000417.899 101 (T. Kinnunen) 20000417.908 109 (C. P. Jones) 20000418.791 103 (M. Reszelski) Some Tycho-2 stars which may be useful for comparison: 101042.6 +673931 (2000.0) 1029 0.57 TYC2-4384.235.1 (10.35 0.03) (11.01 0.04) 100744.2 +674945 (2000.0) 1092 0.92 TYC2-4383.37.1 (11.02 0.06) (12.09 0.10) 100519.8 +674330 (2000.0) 1127 0.71 TYC2-4383.47.1 (11.35 0.07) (12.18 0.12)