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: 1932+02 V1141 AQL No. 1190 2244-27 TY PSA July 3, 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE (Holiday News Flash Schedule): AAVSO Headquarters will be closed Friday, July 4, 2003, in celebration of the United States of America's Independence Day. No News Flashes will be issued on Friday (unless extraordinary circumstances arise, such as the discovery of a nova or a bright supernova, very unusual behavior of a variable star, etc.). The Quick Look files on our website, containing the most recent nightly reported observations, will be updated regularly. The regular AAVSO News Flash schedule will resume Monday, July 7. Best wishes for good observing! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1932+02 V1141 AQUILAE The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable V1141 AQL may be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials JUN 28.2729 <15.0 TDB JUL 01.5310 15.0 SRX JUL 01.3014 14.8 TDB JUL 02.6430 15.0 SRX JUL 01.5190 15.0 SRX JUL 03.5940 14.9 SRX According to observations in the AAVSO International Database, V1141 Aql is fainter than CCD magnitude 18 at minimum. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2244-27 TY PISCIS AUSTRINI The dwarf nova type (SU UMA subclass) cataclysmic variable TY PSA appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials JUL 02.6350 <14.0 SRX JUL 03.5880 12.6 SRX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: SRX - R. STUBBINGS, AUSTRALIA TDB - D. TAYLOR, CANADA Please monitor these and other variable stars closely and phone-in, fax, or e-mail your observations to the AAVSO. Good observing! Gamze Menali, Technical Assistant on behalf of Janet A. Mattei, Director ____________________________________________________________________________ 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! ____________________________________________________________________________