The symbiotic star 1601+67 AG Dra is undergoing an outburst, according to observations submitted to the AAVSO. It does not appear to be a full-scale outburst, the last of which occurred in 1991 when AG Dra reached visual magnitude ~8.1, but another in a series of subsequent smaller outbursts, the most recent of which occured in September 2002 when AG Dra reached magnitude ~9.2. Recent observations reported to the AAVSO include:

SEP 25.7993 UT, 9.9 (E. Muyllaert, Oostende, Belgium);
SEP 25.8681, 10.1 (E. Broens, Mol, Belgium);
SEP 26.8472, 9.9 (A. Mizser, Budapest, Hungary);
SEP 26.8576, 9.7 (S. Swierczynski, Dobczyce, Poland);
SEP 28.8000, 9.7 (A. Kosa-Kiss, Salonta, Romania);
SEP 28.8174, 9.6 (J. Day, Leicester, England);
SEP 28.8528, 9.7 (P. Cloesen, Beringen, Belgium);
SEP 29.7951, 9.2 (Muyllaert);
SEP 29.8146, 9.7 (Cloesen);
SEP 29.8306, 9.7 (G. Gilein, Noordwijk, Netherlands);
SEP 30.7486, 9.2 (W. Kriebel, Osterwaal, Germany);
SEP 30.7958, 9.3 (Cloesen);
SEP 30.7972, 9.2 (Muyllaert);
SEP 30.8030, 9.2 (J. Speil, Walbrzych, Poland);
SEP 30.8278, 9.3 (Broens);
SEP 30.9097, 8.9 (M. Schabacher, Wuppertal, Germany);
OCT 01.1576, 8.8 (R. Royer, Springville, CA);
OCT 01.2014, 8.8 (Royer);
OCT 01.7861, 9.1 (Swierczynski);
OCT 01.8097, 9.3 (Broens);
OCT 01.8313, 9.2 (Day);
OCT 01.8580, 9.2 (G. Poyner, Birmingham, England);
OCT 02.1556, 9.1 (Royer);
OCT 03.1000, 9.4 (D. Williams, Whitestown, IN);
OCT 03.7500, 9.3 (Kriebel);
OCT 03.9700, 9.4 (B. Granslo, Fjellhamar, Norway);
OCT 04.7580, 9.2 (Speil);
OCT 04.8125, 9.0 (Swierczynski);
OCT 04.8330, 9.4 (Poyner);
OCT 05.7993, 8.9 (Swierczynski);
OCT 06.0900, 9.2 (Granslo);
OCT 06.7736, 9.1 (Swierczynski);
OCT 07.7979, 9.4 (Day);
OCT 07.8222, 9.4 (Broens);
OCT 07.8350, 9.5 (Poyner);
OCT 08.0000, 9.2 (Granslo);
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The AAVSO finder charts for AG Dra are available at this URL:

http://www.aavso.org/charts/DRA/AG_DRA/

Your observations are needed to follow this system throughout the rest of
the present outburst and after it returns to minimum, so please
continue to observe 1601+67 AG DRA and report your observations to AAVSO,
making sure to indicate which comparison stars you used. Many thanks.

Good observing,

Elizabeth O. Waagen, Deputy Director
on behalf of Janet A. Mattei, Director
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