Dear all, A short break in the clouds has allowed me to get a few unfiltered CCD images of DM Dra, using a 0.35-m f/6.3 telescope. They show the object to be still 'bright' (see below), making it an interesting target for continued CCD photometry. Since virtually nothing is known about this object, long time-series photometry spread over geographically well-dispersed observatories is highly recommended. 20001026.760 151C (T. Vanmunster) Best regards, Tonny Vanmunster CBA Belgium Observatory > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-vsnet-alert@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp > [mailto:owner-vsnet-alert@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp]On Behalf Of Patrick > Schmeer > Sent: donderdag 26 oktober 2000 7:42 > To: vsnet-alert@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp; > vsnet-outburst@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp; > vsnet-campaign-dn@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp > Cc: news@cba.phys.columbia.edu > Subject: [vsnet-alert 5338] DM Dra very bright outburst > > > DM DRACONIS (UGSU:) > > CCD magnitudes obtained by P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany: > DRADM 20000522.289 <175C Scp > DRADM 20001017.078 144C Scp > DRADM 20001018.081 141C Scp > DRADM 20001026.085 154C Scp > Sequence: USNO-A2.0 (red magnitudes) > Instrument: IRO (0.5-m RCT + AP-8) > > The current rare outburst may well be a supermaximum. Time-resolved > photometry during its final stage is very urgently required. > > Clear skies, > Patrick >