Hi observers and interested parties, a similar brightening was observed three (or four?) years ago when I started monitoring this blazar. I did not have any decent comparison stars then but with hindsight I think it might have been a bit brighter than it is at present. Two weeks ago I posted a comparison sequence, which I like to update now in view of the actual Tycho 2 value of the brighter star. The magnitude of this comparison star has become important since the brightening. USNO-A2.0 / RA - DE / V 0375-38542386 / 20 09 48.7 -48 48 51 / 117 (was 119) 0375-38530007 / 20 09 02.3 -48 45 34 / 127 0375-38539714 / 20 09 38.7 -48 46 18 / 135 Best regards, Berto >>> Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp> 06/29/00 11:25AM >>> PKS2005-489 brightening continues Recent observations: YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer 20000310.090 132 (B. Monard) 20000314.090 132 (B. Monard) 20000331.110 132 (B. Monard) 20000411.090 132 (B. Monard) 20000506.099 129 (B. Monard) 20000526.919 133 (B. Monard) 20000531.069 131 (B. Monard) 20000605.099 128 (B. Monard) 20000605.105 128 (B. Monard) 20000605.980 128 (B. Monard) 20000613.119 125 (B. Monard) 20000613.122 125 (B. Monard) 20000616.806 125 (A. Pearce) 20000617.831 125 (A. Pearce) 20000629.130 123 (B. Monard)