------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1938 2003 Nov 06 07.32UT 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.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- UV PERSEI Patrick Schmeer, Germany has reported an outburst of this UG star on 2003 Nov 4.767 at magnitude 11.5. According to a report from the AAVSO, Hazel McGee did not record it to a limit of 14.3 on Nov 4.066. A follow-up unfiltered CCD image by Tonny Vanmunster of Belgium on Nov 4.940UT confirmed the outburst at magnitude 11.8. The last recorded outburst was on 2000 Dec 24. EDITORIAL I shall be away giving a lecture tonight (Nov 6) and will return tomorrow (Friday). During this period please ring me on my mobile in the event of any discoveries. Guy M Hurst