Z UMi definitely fading The R CrB star is definitely fading, as indicated by the following observations. This is the first fading since 1999. YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer 20010227.569 112 (H. Itoh) 20010227.953 111 (M. Reszelski) 20010301.796 111 (G. Poyner) 20010301.935 113 (H. McGee) 20010301.953 111 (M. Reszelski) 20010302.853 112 (G. Poyner) 20010302.928 113 (G. Comello) 20010302.997 113 (M. Reszelski) 20010304.469 112 (H. Itoh) 20010304.797 111 (M. Westlund) 20010304.808 112 (G. Poyner) 20010305.807 113 (G. Comello) 20010305.812 112 (G. Poyner) 20010306.183 112 (R. J. Bouma) 20010306.865 111 (M. Reszelski) 20010308.858 114 (E. Muyllaert) 20010312.808 112 (G. Poyner) 20010312.826 114 (G. Comello) 20010312.853 113 (R. J. Bouma) 20010312.903 113 (E. Muyllaert) 20010313.812 113 (G. Poyner) 20010313.858 114 (E. Muyllaert) 20010313.883 113 (M. Reszelski) 20010313.974 116 (H. McGee) 20010314.812 113 (G. Poyner) 20010314.878 113 (M. Reszelski) 20010315.585 114 (H. Itoh) 20010315.960 114 (M. Reszelski) 20010316.812 114 (G. Comello) 20010316.964 113 (M. Reszelski) 20010316.967 114 (R. J. Bouma) 20010319.735 115 (H. Itoh) 20010319.883 115 (E. Muyllaert) 20010320.946 114 (M. Reszelski) 20010321.060 116 (R. J. Bouma)