> If I were cynical, I'd say Georg is determined to be the "first one to > detect" the next outburst of U Gem ;-) Yes Mike, but remeber that U Gem is current very fussy ;-)))) >>> As a visual observer, I had an experience to spend hours looking for cloud holes in vain. The only star I could observe on that night was VY Aqr in late morning, which was caught in outburst (1986). <<< Recent European conditions are very variable. I had few night ago (Apr. 12/13) night with schema like this: Auriga-...-SNOW-...-SNOW.. ;-). So, 'art-of-waiting', for now, is very useful... Georg as always is perfect in this case. Best regards, Maciej