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Subject: 0106+34  FN AND        1854+30  DM LYR           No. 484
         0217+70  AM CAS        2053+25  VW VUL           August 20, 1999
         1848+26  CY LYR        2209+12  RU PEG
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                         ATTENTION OBSERVERS!!!!

AAVSO Headquarters is running a bit low on technical staff for the next two
weeks due to multiple staff vacations.  Those observers who submit nightly
reports are asked to adhere to the the following guidelines if at all
possible for the next two weeks:

   - Please email your observations to us in one of the approved
     formats listed on our web page.
     (<a href="http://www.aavso.org/observingnightly.stm">http://www.aavso.org/observingnightly.stm</a>)

   - Please send observations of stars only if they are showing
     active or unusual behavior.  (You may report your most recent
     quiescent observation when reporting a new outburst.)

   - Please send your observations as early in the day as possible.

Thank you for your help.
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0106+34  FN ANDROMEDAE

The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable FN AND appears to be in outburst,
as indicated by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer                           AAVSO Observer
    UT        Mag.     Initials              UT        Mag.     Initials

AUG 17.042   <16.2       PYG             AUG 20.093    13.7       PYG
AUG 18.97    <14.7       KTO
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0217+70  AM CASSIOPEIAE

The dwarf nova type (Z CAM subclass) cataclysmic variable AM CAS appears to
be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer                           AAVSO Observer
    UT        Mag.     Initials              UT        Mag.     Initials

AUG 13.2542   15.3:      HSG             AUG 20.003    14.1:      DPV
AUG 15.0750  <14.5       POX
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1848+26  CY LYRAE

The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable CY LYR is in outburst, as indicated
by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer                           AAVSO Observer
    UT        Mag.     Initials              UT        Mag.     Initials

AUG 18.86    <14.5       KTO             AUG 20.016    13.9       PYG
AUG 19.1     <14.4       CGF             AUG 20.1042   13.4       CGF
AUG 19.89     13.3       VET             AUG 20.2368   13.2       BTH
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1854+30  DM LYRAE

The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable DM LYR appears to be in outburst,
as indicated by the following observation:

                     AAVSO Observer
    UT        Mag.     Initials

AUG 20.014    15.5       PYG

According to the AAVSO International Database this star is fainter
than visual magnitude 16.0 during quiescence.
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2053+25  VW VULPECULAE

The dwarf nova type (SU UMA subclass) cataclysmic variable VW VUL is in
outburst, as indicated by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer                           AAVSO Observer
    UT        Mag.     Initials              UT        Mag.     Initials

AUG 16.935    15.3       PYG             AUG 19.329    14.2       OCN
AUG 17.95     13.9       KTO             AUG 20.017    14.3       PYG
AUG 18.92     13.7       KTO             AUG 20.272    14.3       OCN
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2209+12  RU PEGASI

The dwarf nova type (SS CYG subclass) cataclysmic variable RU PEG is in
outburst, as indicated by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer                           AAVSO Observer
    UT        Mag.     Initials              UT        Mag.     Initials

AUG 18.2590   12.2       KMA             AUG 19.9063   11.1       MED
AUG 18.89     12.1       VET             AUG 19.954    11.0       DPV
AUG 18.99     12.3       KTO             AUG 19.972    10.9       MGH
AUG 19.1035   12.1       CGF             AUG 20.0979   10.7       CGF
AUG 19.88     11.2       VET
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We thank the following contributors for the data that they
have provided for this News Flash:

BTH - T. BURROWS, USA                 MED - K. MEDWAY, ENGLAND
CGF - G. CHAPLE JR., USA              MGH - H. MCGEE, ENGLAND
DPV - P. DUBOVSKY, SLOVAKIA           OCN - S. O'CONNOR, CANADA
HSG - G. HANSON II, USA               POX - M. POXON, ENGLAND
KMA - M. KOMOROUS, CANADA             PYG - G. POYNER, ENGLAND
KTO - T. KINNUNEN, FINLAND            VET - M. VERDENET, FRANCE

Please monitor these and other variable stars closely and phone-in, fax,
or e-mail your observations to the AAVSO.

Good observing!
Rebecca Pellock, Technical Assistant
on behalf of
Janet A. Mattei, Director
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