THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS 25 Birch Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Tel. 617-354-0484 Fax 617-354-0665 http://www.aavso.org * * * AAVSO NEWS FLASH * * * Subject: 0409-71 VW HYI 1612-54 HP NOR No. 1022 August 30, 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: NO NEWS FLASHES ON SEPTEMBER 02, 2002 AAVSO Headquarters will be closed Monday, September 02. (Labor Day) No News Flashes will be issued that day (unless extraordinary circumstances arise, such as the discovery of a nova , very unusual behavior of a variable star, etc.). The Quick Look files on our website, containing the most recent reported observations, will be updated regularly- automatically- over the long, holiday weekend. The regular AAVSO News Flash schedule will resume Tuesday, September 03. Good observing! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0409-71 VW HYDRI The dwarf nova type (SU UMA subclass) cataclysmic variable VW HYI appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials AUG 27.4300 13.8 SRX AUG 30.5400 9.2 SRX AUG 29.4850 13.8 SRX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1612-54 HP NORMAE The dwarf nova type (Z CAM subclass) cataclysmic variable HP NOR appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials AUG 27.4150 <14.4 SRX AUG 29.4830 <13.8 SRX AUG 28.2410 <14.8 LMK AUG 30.5240 13.6 SRX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: LMK - M. LINNOLT, USA SRX - R. STUBBINGS, AUSTRALIA Please monitor these and other variable stars closely and phone-in, fax, or e-mail your observations to the AAVSO. Good observing! Janet A. Mattei, Director Gamze Menali, Technical Assistant ____________________________________________________________________________ Symbols may include: < = fainter than magnitude given (variable not seen) : = uncertain CCDV = Charge-coupled device with (V) filter If you would like to contribute to AAVSO NEWS FLASH, please send observations of unusual variable star activity to: observations@aavso.org Those who wish to subscribe (free of charge) or unsubscribe to NEWS FLASH may do so by visiting the following web page: http://www.aavso.org If you would like data from the AAVSO International Database for research purposes, please send your request to: Janet Mattei, AAVSO Director, at aavso@aavso.org An archive of past issues of the News Flash is available at the following web page: http://www.aavso.org/newsflash/ We look forward to including your observations in future editions of AAVSO NEWS FLASH! ____________________________________________________________________________