(fwd) Markarian 421!! (active in TeV gamma!) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 12:28:27 +0200 (EET) From: Leo Takalo <takalo@oj287.astro.utu.fi> Subject: Re: Markarian 421!! Dear Colleques, Recent new from HEGRA on La Palma indicate that Mrk 421 has brightened quite a lot at TeV- energies, showing also very rapid variability. Now it would be extremely usefull, if we could obtain optical monitoring data continuously now. So anyone, who can observe Mrk 421 now is encourages to do so. Obtaining several data points per night would be an advantage, so that we can then crosscorrelate the optical dat with the HEGRA data. I would also be gratefull, if you could send me a note, indicating, when you have observed Mrk 421. Good observing, Leo O. Takalo