Special Notice Archive

This page contains links to past Special Notices, ordered by issue number with most recent issues first. Special Notices are issued irregularly when researchers request observations, or we have been notified of potentially important events.

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Note: additional information (calendar date + title) for each Notice will be added at a later time.

Jump to: 2012 (#264-present),2011 (#227-263), 2010 (#186-226), 2009 (#141-#185), 2008 (#87-#140), 2007 (#27-#86), 2006 (#2-#26), 2005 (#1)

2012

Special Notice #283 - Supernova 2012cg IN NGC 4424 = PSN J12271283+0925132
Special Notice #282 - Apparent fading of V854 Cen
Special Notice #281 - Revised timetable for AE Aqr MAGIC observations
Special Notice #280 - HST UV spectroscopy observations of S Dor scheduled
Special Notice #279 - Request for monitoring of SS Cygni in support of European VLBI radio observations
Special Notice #278 - Bright flaring of OJ 287
Special Notice #277 - Possible Nova in Sagittarius (PNV J17452791-2305213)
Special Notice #276 - No nova in Scutum (PNV J18562170-0852300)
Special Notice #275 - Possible Nova in Scutum = PNV J18562170-0852300
Special Notice #274 - Variable Object in Centaurus = TCP J14250600-5845360
Special Notice #273 - Possible Nova in Ophiuchus = PNV J17260708-2551454
Special Notice #272 - Possible Nova in Centaurus = PNV J13410800-5815470
Special Notice #271 - Correction to AAVSO Special Notice #270
Special Notice #270 - Possible Recurrent Nova in the LMC = TCP J04550000-7027150
Special Notice #269 - SUPERNOVA 2012aw IN M95 (NGC 3351) = PSN J10435372+1140177
Special Notice #268 - Chandra observations of CH Cyg scheduled and monitoring urgently needed
Special Notice #267 - HST observations of CH Cyg scheduled and monitoring urgently needed
Special Notice #266 - Possible Nova in Carina (TCP J10502000-6406480)
Special Notice #265 - Bright Symbiotics in SGR, CYG, and OPH
Special Notice #264 - Supernova 2012A in NGC 3239 = PSN J10250739+1709146

2011

Special Notice #263 - SUPERNOVA 2011iy IN NGC 4984 = PSN J13085839-1531041
Special Notice #262 - Long-term monitoring of AGN targets extended
Special Notice #261 - Outburst of the UGWZ Candidate BW Scl
Special Notice #260 - Retraction of Special Notice 259
Special Notice #259 - Possible bright transient in the region of M31
Special Notice #258 - Request for monitoring of SS Cygni in support of European VLBI radio observations
Special Notice #257 - Reminder to observe V455 And for HST observations
Special Notice #256 - Request for fast optical time-series of SN 2011fe
Special Notice #255 - Cataclysmic Variable in Draco = PNV J18422792+4837425
Special Notice #254 - T Pyx Campaign continues
Special Notice #253 - Request for Observations of MAXI J1836-194
Special Notice #252 - Upcoming eclipse of Zeta Aurigae
Special Notice #251 - Possible transient in Scorpius
Special Notice #250 - Possible Type-Ia Supernova in M101
Special Notice #249 - FTP site for submitting AGN images requested in Alert Notice 443
Special Notice #248 - Radio outburst in V1343 Aquilae
Special Notice #247 - Possible Nova in Lupus
Special Notice #246 - Continued monitoring of epsilon Aurigae
Special Notice #245 - Outburst of SV Ari
Special Notice #244 - Continued close monitoring of T Pyx requested
Special Notice #243 - Pre-SN-2011dh images of M51 requested
Special Notice #242 - SN 2011dh = Supernova in M51 = PSN J13303600+4706330
Special Notice #241 - New Supernova in M51
Special Notice #240 - Possible Nova in Scorpius
Special Notice #239 - Dwarf Nova in Pegasus (PNV J21095047+1348396)
Special Notice #238 - HST observations scheduled for GW Lib
Special Notice #237 - Nova Sgr 2011 No. 2 = PNV J18102135-2305306
Special Notice #236 - HST observations scheduled for SDSS074545
Special Notice #235 - Request for archival data: V1647 Ori and McNeil's Nebula
Special Notice #234 - Outburst of FS Aurigae
Special Notice #233 - Outburst of the cataclysmic variable SDSS J133941.11+484727.5
Special Notice #232 - Bright outburst of thr pre-main sequence variable Z CMa
Special Notice #231 - T Pyx observations requested
Special Notice #230 - Nova Sagittarii 2011 = PNV J17474639-2335112
Special Notice #229 - Outburst of FS Aurigae
Special Notice #228 - Supernova 2011K in anonymous galaxy is Type-Ia pre-maximum
Special Notice #227 - Outburst of FS Aurigae Expected Soon

2010

Special Notice #226 - Request for observations of FS Aurigae
Special Notice #225 - A new UGWZ candidate in Pisces
Special Notice #224- Possible outburst of SDSS_J160501.35+203056.9
Special Notice #223 - BL Lac object 3C 454.3 undergoing bright flare
Special Notice #222 - Bright possible supernova in UGC 5189A
Special Notice #221 - Outburst of the infrequently-outbursting dwarf nova HT Cas
Special Notice #220 - Request for observations of high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs)
Special Notice #219 - Eclipse of the symbiotic star CI Cygni
Special Notice #218 - Outburst of the UGWZ star SDSS J080434.20+510349.2
Special Notice #217 - SN 2010hg in NGC 3001
Special Notice #216 - Two new FU Orionis variables in Cygnus
Special Notice #215 - Brightening of the symbiotic star CI Cyg
Special Notice #214 - Outburst of V592 Her
Special Notice #213 - Request for observations of high-mass X-ray binaries
Special Notice #212 - Bright Outburst of QZ Vir (= T Leo)
Special Notice #211 - Outburst of EX Hya
Special Notice #210 - Request for observations of high-mass X-ray binaries
Special Notice #209 - Nightly monitoring of TW Hya in support of HST observations
Special Notice #208 - Optical Transient in Pegasus
Special Notice #207 - Possible Nova in Scorpius - N Sco 2010 No. 2
Special Notice #206 - Request for photometry of the dwarf nova SS Cygni
Special Notice #205 - Rapid fading in the luminous blue variable S Doradus
Special Notice #204 - Request for monitoring of SS Cygni in support of EVLA/VLBA radio observations
Special Notice #203 - Request for monitoring of V842 Cen in support of HST observations
Special Notice #202 - Classical nova event in V407 Cyg
Special Notice #201 - Outburst of the symbiotic star V407 Cyg
Special Notice #200 - Outburst of the infrequently outbursting dwarf nova KX Aquilae
Special Notice #199
Special Notice #198
Special Notice #197
Special Notice #196
Special Notice #195
Special Notice #194
Special Notice #193
Special Notice #192
Special Notice #191
Special Notice #190
Special Notice #189
Special Notice #188
Special Notice #187
Special Notice #186