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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2165      2005 Oct 27 21.57UT
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
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EDITORIAL ABSENCES
Due to my absence at a series of meetings in London for the RAS and BAA 
on October 26-27, there is a backlog of e-mails remaining unanswered 
although those apparently urgent have been acknowledged where possible.

I shall also be away and not contactable from tomorrow morning Oct 28 
and will not return until late on Sunday Oct 30. During that period 
please refer any potential discoveries to Nick James or Denis Buczynski. 
I will endeavour to catch up on e-mails early next week.

QY PERSEI
Pavol Dubovsky, Podbiel, Slovakia, has noted a superoutburst of the long 
period SU UMA star QY Per:
2005 Oct 22.828UT, 14.2v.

Patrick Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany has subsequently reported 
confirmation of the outburst on unfiltered CCD images examined from the 
University of Iowa, Rigel Telescope (0.37-m Cassegrain):
2005 Oct 13.233, [18.2; Oct 21.363UT, 14.4.

Patrick adds that the most recently recorded QY Per outburst (a 
supermaximum) started between 1999 Dec. 23 and 28 (IAUC 7340).

V402 ANDROMEDAE
Jeremy Shears, Cheshire, England, has reported his detection via 
unfiltered CCD imaging of a rare outburst of the UGSU star V402 
Andromedae (=Var62 And):
2005 Oct 21.856UT, [17.8; 25.889, 16.6; 26.749, 15.7.

Gary Poyner, Birmingham, England, adds that this is the first outburst 
detected since September 2000. During the 2000 outburst several 
observers reported superhumps and the star peaked at visual magnitude 
15.4.

Guy M Hurst