3C279 bright optical outburst (update) YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer 20000421.926 <142 (G. Poyner) 20000423.035 <150 (G. Poyner) 20000423.557 <137 (H. Itoh) 20000423.975 <154 (C. P. Jones) 20000424.601 13.68Ic (S. Kiyota) 20000425.242 153V (S. O'Connor) 20000426.958 <154 (C. P. Jones) 20000429.628 <137 (H. Itoh) 20000429.962 157 (C. P. Jones) 20000429.969 152 (G. Poyner) 20000430.948 <150 (G. Poyner) 20000501.978 <150 (G. Poyner) 20000502.549 134 (H. Itoh) 20000503.889 133 (P. A. Dubovsky) 20000504.106 13.41V (S. O'Connor) 20000504.174 135 (B. King) 20000504.176 13.51V (S. O'Connor) 20000504.494 136 (H. Maehara) 20000504.521 135 (T. Watanabe) 20000504.581 133 (H. Itoh) 20000505.950 139: (P. A. Dubovsky)