The RXTE X-ray lightcurve of Eta Car through June 19 is available at http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/users/corcoran/eta_car/etacar_rxte_lightcurve/ another drop, by about 2.2 cts/s. The last time the star was this faint was February 26, 2002. Estimated minimum on June 21! The Derby: Date of minimum Name ---------- ---- June 11 Ian June 20 Julian June 21 Susan June 22/23 Thom June 25 Augusto June 26 Gladys June 27 Mike June 28 Ted June 29/30 Gloria June 30 Roberto, Alexander July 2 Andy, Kenji July 4 Henrik, Amy, Ted July 10 Ian July 15 Jean cheers Mike -- *********************************************************** Dr. Michael F. Corcoran Universities Space Research Association Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 301-286-5576 (office) 301-286-1684 (fax) corcoran@barnegat.gsfc.nasa.gov http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/users/corcoran/bio.html ***********************************************************
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