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: 0434-04 BF ERI 1544+28A R CRB No. 1109 0945+34 RZ LMI February 12, 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0434-04 BF ERIDANI The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable BF ERI is in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials FEB 02.3236 14.8 LMK FEB 08.3542 13.9 LMK FEB 03.9650 <13.4 MGH FEB 08.4570 14.2 SRX FEB 05.3278 <14.2 LMK FEB 10.4900 13.6 SRX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0945+34 RZ LEONIS MINORIS The dwarf nova type (SU UMA subclass) cataclysmic variable RZ LMI is in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials FEB 03.4375 <14.7 LMK FEB 08.3368 14.1 SXN FEB 05.9440 14.2 PYG FEB 09.9300 13.9 PYG FEB 06.2076 14.0 SXN FEB 11.2590 14.1 SXN FEB 06.4972 14.2 LMK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1544+28A R CORONAE BOREALIS R CRB appears to be fading slightly, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials FEB 06.1300 6.2 GRL FEB 11.1150 6.6 BXA FEB 06.5000 6.1 CGF FEB 11.1150 6.0 BXA FEB 07.0410 6.0 SBX FEB 11.1229 6.1 OCR FEB 07.3278 6.4 HUZ FEB 11.4465 6.3 CGF FEB 07.4722 6.3 WJD FEB 11.4583 6.6 WJD FEB 08.3882 6.1 TDB FEB 11.5361 6.3 DEQ FEB 08.4104 5.9 SXN FEB 12.0625 6.7 SSW FEB 09.4882 6.5 SRB FEB 12.1791 6.3 OCR FEB 10.0170 6.0 CWP FEB 12.1981 6.6 BXA FEB 10.0458 6.5 SDI FEB 12.4042 6.5 VWA FEB 10.1909 6.1 OCR FEB 12.4583 6.69 PEP WJD FEB 10.2104 6.6 CPS FEB 12.4652 6.8 DEQ FEB 10.4792 6.6 WJD FEB 12.5000 6.7 WI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: BXA - A. BARANSKY, UKRAINE SBX - A. SONKA, ROMANIA CGF - G. CHAPLE JR., USA SDI - D. STOREY, ISLE OF MAN CPS - P. CLOESEN, BELGIUM SRB - R. STINE, USA CWP - W. CLARKE, USA SRX - R. STUBBINGS, AUSTRALIA DEQ - E. DUTTON, USA SSW - S. SWIERCZYNSKI, POLAND GRL - B. GRANSLO, NORWAY SXN - M. SIMONSEN, USA HUZ - R. HUZIAK, CANADA TDB - D. TAYLOR, CANADA LMK - M. LINNOLT, USA VWA - A. VAN WERVEN, USA MGH - H. MCGEE, ENGLAND WI - D. WILLIAMS, USA OCR - C. OTTEN, BELGIUM WJD - J. WEST, USA PYG - G. POYNER, ENGLAND 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 Rebecca Pellock, 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! ____________________________________________________________________________