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: 0803+62 SU UMA No. 662 2015+20 V SGE August 24, 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0803+62 SU URSAE MAJORIS The dwarf nova type (SU UMA subclass prototype) cataclysmic variable SU UMA is in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials AUG 23.010 <13.6 RMQ AUG 24.005 12.5 RMQ AUG 23.94 12.1 KTO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015+20 V SAGITTAE The variable V SGE appears to be slowly fading, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials AUG 16.0840 10.8 DPL AUG 21.1771 11.7 SXN AUG 16.921 11.0 MUY AUG 21.902 11.8 MUY AUG 17.0888 10.8 DPL AUG 22.1020 11.4 DPL AUG 17.878 11.2 MUY AUG 22.886 11.9 MUY AUG 18.0902 11.0 DPL AUG 22.9347 12.1 POX AUG 20.0680 11.1 DPL AUG 23.013 11.6 PYG AUG 20.1597 11.2 SXN AUG 23.0965 11.3 DPL AUG 20.8708 11.4 DPV AUG 23.845 12.4 MUY AUG 21.049 11.6 PYG AUG 23.8514 11.9 DPV AUG 21.1263 11.4 DPL AUG 23.877 11.9 MUY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: DPL - P. DOMBROWSKI, USA POX - M. POXON, ENGLAND DPV - P. DUBOVSKY, SLOVAKIA PYG - G. POYNER, ENGLAND KTO - T. KINNUNEN, FINLAND RMQ - M. RESZELSKI, POLAND MUY - E. MUYLLAERT, BELGIUM SXN - M. SIMONSEN, USA 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! ____________________________________________________________________________