Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 08:51:50 -0800 (PST) From: "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com> Subject: Query Re: long period variable stars for vsnet lists [This message was rejected by your list manager, would it be possible for you to remove these 3 lines and forward it to the vsnet-be/vsnet-chat lists if appropriate? Thank you.] Hello, I am not a member of your lists, but would like to request any assistance that could be offered by list members in the identification of what could be called "extremely" long period variable stars. In particular, I am looking for stars whose brightness declines over months to years. Does anyone know of papers discussing such entitites? What would be the "common" explanations? For example, would matter being siphoned off by neutron stars or black holes cause this type of effect? Please email me directly at bradbury@aeiveos.com Regards, Robert Bradbury