LY Hya rare outburst The SU UMa-type candidate LY Hya is undergoing a relatively rare outburst as reported by Rod Stubbings. The last reported outburst occurred in 2000 April (CCD magnitude 16.0, Schmeer), which faded rapidly. 2000 Aug. 31.456 <14.0 Sep. 2.384 14.0 During the 1998 April outburst, S. Vrielmann reported possible detection of superhumps. However, since this outburst faded rather rapidly, independent confirmation is still needed. More information: http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/DNe/lyhya9804.html http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/DNe/lyhya.html Since the object is visibile for very short time in the evening, the present outburst is selected as a potential campaign target. Though it will be difficult to get time-series data, nightly snapshots to follow the outburst are still highly encouraged. Regards, Taichi Kato VSNET Collaboration team