Alert Notice 329: 1815+50 DV Draconis - Rare outburst
November 22, 2005
SUBJECT: 1815+50 DV Draconis - Rare outburst
Object: 1815+50 DV DRA
Coordinates: R.A. 18h 17m 23.07s Decl. +50o 48' 17.7" (J2000.0)
AAVSO International Database
Alert Notice 330: Nova LMC 2005 - Nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud
November 30, 2005
SUBJECT: Nova LMC 2005 - Nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Object: 0511-69 N LMC 05
Discovered By: William Liller, Vina del Mar, Chile
Discovery Magnitude: 11.5 V (Tech Pan film, unfiltered, using a 0.2-m Schmidt camera)
Discovery Date: November 26.164 UT
Alert Notice 331: Monitoring requested on Cepheid variable 1320-02 W Vir
January 10, 2006
SUBJECT: MONITORING REQUESTED ON CEPHEID VARIABLE 1320-02 W VIR
Longtime AAVSO member and colleague Dr. George Wallerstein, University of Washington, has requested our assistance in monitoring the Cepheid variable W Vir in support of his scheduled observing later this month at Apache Point Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico. Visual and CCD observations are requested. For PEP observers who can reach magnitude 10 or fainter, PEP-V observations are also requested.
Alert Notice 332: Request to monitor V426 Oph for XMM Newton observations
January 18, 2006
SUBJECT: REQUEST TO MONITOR V426 OPH FOR XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS
Dr. Darren Baskill, University of Leicester, has requested optical observations of the cataclysmic variable star V426 Oph to coincide with upcoming XMM-Newton observations.
1803+05 V426 Oph is located at RA: 18:07:51.7 and Decl.: +05:51:48. (J2000)
Observing Campaign to Monitor V426 Oph for XMM-Newton
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Both visual and CCD observations are needed!
Alert Notice 333: Possible New Dwarf Nova in Cet (ASAS023322)
January 21, 2006
SUBJECT: Possible New Dwarf Nova in Cet (ASAS023322)
Bogumil Pilecki, Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory, reports on a possible new nova or dwarf nova discovered by the ASAS3V instrument. Coordinates by David Boyd (BDG) using UCAC2 as reference are:
RA: 02:33:21.398 +/- 0.07 Decl.: -10:47:04.55 +/- 0.07 (J2000)
The previously unobserved object was first detected by ASAS3V on Jan 20.121 UT at magnitude 12.08 in V.
Alert Notice 334: Possible New Nova/Dwarf Nova in Hya
January 28, 2006
SUBJECT: Possible New Nova/Dwarf Nova in Hya
Grzegorz Pojmanski, Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory, reports on a possible new nova or dwarf nova discovered by the ASAS3V instrument. The previously unobserved object was first detected by ASAS3V at RA = 10h 25m 22s DEC = -15d 42'.4 (assumed J2000) on Jan 26.245 UT at magnitude 12.219 in V.
Alert Notice 335: Recurrent nova 1744-06 RS Ophiuchi in outburst AND W Vir monitoring window extended to mid-April
February 13, 2006
SUBJECTS:
1. RECURRENT NOVA 1744-06 RS OPHIUCHI IN OUTBURST
2. W VIR MONITORING WINDOW EXTENDED TO MID-APRIL
1. RECURRENT NOVA 1744-06 RS OPHIUCHI IN OUTBURST
Object: 1744-06 RS OPH
Coordinates: R.A. 17h 50m 13.202s Dec. -06o 42' 28.48" (2000.0)
Alert Notice 336: CCD campaign to observe 1059+23 AH Leo
April 4, 2006
Subject: CCD CAMPAIGN TO OBSERVE 1059+23 AH LEO
Coordinates: 11:05:05.30 +23:21:08.0 (2000.0)
AAVSO Council member Dr. Pamela Gay, Harvard University, has requested our assistance in observing the RR Lyrae variable star AH Leo closely this spring and early summer. She is studying the Blazhko cycle and other periodicities in this star, and precise, well time-sampled observations are essential.
Alert Notice 337: 2107+44 V2362 Cygni = Nova Cygni 2006
April 6, 2006
SUBJECT: 2107+44 V2362 CYGNI = NOVA CYGNI 2006
Event: Nova in Cygnus
Discovered By: Hideo Nishimura, Miyawaki, Kakegawa, Japan (reported by S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan) (IAU Circular 8697)
Discovery Magnitude: photographic magnitude 10.5, T-Max 400 film (IAU Circular 8697)
Discovery Date: April 2.80667 UT (IAU Circular 8697)