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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1993 12:41:34 +0100
From: granslo@argo.uio.no
Subject: SW UMa in outburst
***** SW URSAE MAJORIS IN OUTBURST *****
The following observations by undersigned indicate that this dwarf nova
is currently undergoing an outburst:
YYYY MM DD.DDD OBSERVATION MAGN CL INSTRUM OBSERVER
1993 02 16.13 135 > V <13.5 1 C203,123x Granslo, B.H.
1993 02 17.111 99+10;114-5 10.9 1 C203,123x Granslo, B.H.
Time system is Universal Time. CL = class: estimated accuracy of obser-
vation; 1 = good. Instrument (aperture in mm): C = Schmidt-Cassegrain.
The AAVSO sequence has been used. Observer: Bjorn Haakon Granslo,
Nordahl Griegs vei 22 A, N-1472 Fjellhamar, Norway.
High-speed photometry is required during the current outburst in order to
detect superhumps, quasi-periodic oscillations and other short-periodic
phenomena. The last outbursts started on 1991 February 25 and 1992 March 19.
Bjorn H. Granslo
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