Observations for a little over two hours in Tashkent also, based on visual inpsection of light curve, show no evidence of superhumps. Star has faded by 0.1 mag compared to data I took 24 hours ago. Tom Krajci Tashkent, Uzbekistan Original message: ----------------- >Dear colleagues, > >Tonight (September 16/17, 2003) is clear again at CBA Belgium Observatory, >with much better sky conditions than yesterday. Using the 0.35-m f/6.3 >telescope and ST-7 CCD, I performed unfiltered photometry on V585 Lyr for 3 >hours AND 46 MINUTES. Similar to the nights before, the light curve (see >www.cbabelgium.com) is not showing modulations with an amplitude > 0.1 mag. >I used the PDM technique to look for periodicities in tonight's light curve, >as well as in the combined light curves, but no significant signal could be >detected. > >Over the course of tonight's session, V585 Lyr faded by approx. 0.15 mag. > >Although there is still a chance that the variable is an SU UMa-type dwarf >nova, currently undergoing a normal outburst, the chances are higher that >this is a long-period system. > >Kind regards, >Tonny Vanmunster >CBA Belgium Observatory >www.cbabelgium.com > >
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