------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1242 1997 Oct 22 06.35UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- SW UMA (=Q1997/072) G.Hanson, USA reports an outburst of the UG star SW UMa as follows: 1997 Oct 18.508UT, [14.6 19.490UT, 11.1 The last bright outburst was detected in 1996 April. Following a recent e-mail appeal by TA, further observations have become available confirming the current brightening: Oct 19.969UT 10.4 B.Granslo, Norway 0.20-m T Oct 19.80 UT, 10.3 J.Pietz 20.353UT, 10.5 G.Hanson, USA 21.215UT, 10.8 W.Worraker, Didcot, England 0.26-m refl. TA OCTOBER ISSUE Although the magazine was delivered to our printers on Oct 16 despite the workload difficulties associated with the AGM, it is disappointing to report that it has not yet been printed. The Manager of the printing company reports that the machine used to print, staple and collate TA has developed an intermittent fault lowering the quality and he prefers to await further machine repairs rather than provide sub-standard work. The Editor has agreed to bear with this for a few more days and we apologise for the unusual delay. Guy M Hurst