3C279 fading continues The linear fading from the recent bright optical outburst continues. YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer 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) 20000504.531 12.49Ic (S. Kiyota) 20000504.538 13.24V (S. Kiyota) 20000504.581 133 (H. Itoh) 20000505.950 139: (P. A. Dubovsky) 20000506.160 141 (B. King) 20000507.944 146: (G. Poyner) 20000508.587 13.80Ic (S. Kiyota) 20000509.510 13.83Ic (S. Kiyota) 20000509.514 14.83V (S. Kiyota) 20000510.940 15.45C (D. Rodriguez)