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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2076      2005 Jan 16 20.33UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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BZ UMA
Patrick Schmeer, Germany, reports a brightening of BZ UMa with 
magnitudes derived from unfiltered CCD images:
2005 Jan 15.362, 160CR; 16.359, 142CR
Instrument: University of Iowa, Rigel Telescope (0.37-m Cassegrain)

David Boyd reports confirmation of the outburst:

2005 Jan 16   17:46UT   11.6V

Patrick adds that the most recently recorded outburst occurred on 2004 
Feb. 25. It reached mv= 11.0 and lasted 5 days.

Gary Poyner mentions charts are available at:

http://www.aavso.org/cgi-bin/searchcharts3.pl?name=bz%20uma

Guy M Hurst