After examining the POSS image of the field in question and my own notes regarding the seemingly wrong position of the variable, I tend to believe that I may have been glimpsing one or both of the faint stars near the 144 comp on the AAVSO E chart. However, my initial observations were of a star much brighter than 149. According to my notes, I was able to see the 149 and the 144 comp at the time of the initial observation on Aug.21. Obviously, when the moon isn't in play (as on 812 and 913), I have been seeing a star that is brighter than 144 but fainter than the 149 (which I can glimpse on nights of good seeing.) Does this clear up anything? I doubt it. CYGV1062 000812.244 <139 SXN.AAVSO CYGV1062 000820.296 <144 SXN.AAVSO CYGV1062 000821.226 146: SXN.AAVSO ACTIVE CYGV1062 000825.201 146: SXN.AAVSO ACTIVE??? CYGV1062 000905.254 147 SXN.AAVSO ACTIVE CYGV1062 000906.160 146: SXN.AAVSO ACTIVE CYGV1062 000913.240 <139 SXN.AAVSO Possibilities are- 1- outburst followed by observations of faint field stars 2- no outburst, just observations of nearby field stars 3- strange object, long outburst 4- spurious observations of non existent object- (I think this will get Greaves' vote!) Apologies to my friends who I convinced to observe this star as long as they were doing V1060 anyway, and any undue embarrassment/ confusion it may have caused. Especially Maciej, who has now dubbed it the "Bloody Simonsen Star"! I'm sure we will get to the bottom of this one day. As usual, better charts for visual observers pushing the limit will help. (Hint, hint- is there a Henden sequence for this field?) Regards, M. Simonsen