BF Ara bright outburst The dwarf nova BF Ara is reported to be undergoing a long, bright outburst. At least one report (IBVS 2286) reported the possible presence of a superhump. The interval of outbursts as short as 7 d is also rather exceptional for an SS Cyg-type star. Since BF Ara had a bright outburst in April, this star, if confirmed to be an SU UMa-type dwarf nova, may be the first southern ER UMa star. (see http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/DNe/eruma.html) Observations are strongly encouraged. The object is also a timely vsnet-campaign target. YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer 20000620.583 <148 (A. Pearce) 20000622.803 142 (A. Pearce) 20000623.499 152 (R. Stubbings) 20000625.419 <151 (R. Stubbings) 20000629.415 150 (R. Stubbings) 20000629.540 147 (A. Pearce) 20000702.419 142 (R. Stubbings) Regards, Taichi Kato VSNET Collaboration team