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: 0401+50 FO PER 1830+24A CH HER No. 685 0939+52 ER UMA 1927+33 V792 CYG October 19, 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0401+50 FO PERSEI The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable FO PER appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials OCT 13.2110 16.79 CCDV ZRE OCT 17.834 14.2: MUY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0939+52 ER URSAE MAJORIS The dwarf nova type (SU UMA subclass) cataclysmic variable ER UMA appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials OCT 17.199 13.7 MUY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1830+24A CH HERCULIS The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable CH HER appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials OCT 17.0972 <15.7 HSG OCT 18.1396 14.7 HSG OCT 18.0951 14.6 HSG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1927+33 V792 CYGNI The dwarf nova type (SS CYG subclass) cataclysmic variable V792 CYG appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials OCT 02.856 <15.0 RMQ OCT 09.75 14.3 KTO OCT 08.73 <14.5 KTO OCT 17.792 14.8 RMQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: HSG - G. HANSON II, USA RMQ - M. RESZELSKI, POLAND KTO - T. KINNUNEN, FINLAND ZRE - R. ZISSELL, USA MUY - E. MUYLLAERT, BELGIUM 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! ____________________________________________________________________________