AAVSO NEWS FLASH No. 30


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Subject: CY UMa, Z Cam, EM Cyg,                     No. 30
         V516 Cyg, AY Lyr                           June 10, 1996
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CY URSAE MAJORIS

The dwarf nova type (SU UMa subclass) cataclysmic variable CY UMa appears 
to be in outburst as indicated by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer          
    UT        Mag.     Initials              

JUN 8.1882   <14.7       HSG       
JUN 8.2764   <14.4       BTH     
JUN 10.2215   13.6       BTH     
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Z CAMELOPARDALIS

The dwarf nova type (Z Cam subclass prototype) cataclysmic variable Z Cam 
is in outburst as indicated by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer                           AAVSO Observer  
    UT        Mag.     Initials              UT        Mag.     Initials      

JUN 7.976     12.0       DPA             JUN 9.2111    10.9       BTH
JUN 8.3306    11.7       HSG             JUN 9.2444    10.9       SQN
JUN 8.9306    11.0       PYG             JUN 9.9563    10.5       BMM
JUN 9.0931    11.2       HAV             JUN 10.2063   10.8       BTH
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EM CYGNI

The dwarf nova type (Z Cam subclass) cataclysmic variable EM Cyg is in 
outburst as indicated by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer                           AAVSO Observer  
    UT        Mag.     Initials              UT        Mag.     Initials      

JUN 6.0660    13.9       BMM             JUN 8.0813    13.3       BMM
JUN 6.956     13.9       DPA             JUN 9.2139    13.1       MKJ
JUN 7.191     13.9 CCDV  ZRE             JUN 10.0736   12.6       BMM
JUN 7.94      12.9       VET             
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V516 CYGNI

The dwarf nova type (SS Cyg subclass) cataclysmic variable V516 Cyg appears 
to be in outburst as indicated by the following observation:

                     AAVSO Observer           
    UT        Mag.     Initials               

JUN 9.011     14.1        PYG          
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AY LYRAE

The dwarf nova type (SU UMa subclass) cataclysmic variable AY Lyr had
a short outburst over the weekend (June 7-9) as indicated by the following 
observations:
                     AAVSO Observer                           AAVSO Observer  
    UT        Mag.     Initials              UT        Mag.     Initials      
                                                                               
JUN 6.161     18.68 CCDV ZRE             JUN 8.2736    13.3       HSG  
JUN 6.949    <13.9       DPA             JUN 8.3035    13.1       BTH  
JUN 7.2556   <14.2       BTH             JUN 8.3389    13.3       HSG  
JUN 7.93      13.6       VET             JUN 9.1625    13.7       GRI  
JUN 7.972     13.2       DPA             JUN 9.2028    13.9       MKJ  
JUN 7.9979    13.2       BMM             JUN 9.9972    14.9       BMM  
JUN 8.1986    13.4       HSG             JUN 10.2472  <14.2       BTH  
JUN 8.2674    13.4       KB              JUN 10.3681  <14.2       KB   
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We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided 
for this News Flash:

BMM - M. Biesmans, Belgium            KB  - W. Kaminski, USA         
BTH - T. Burrows, USA                 MKJ - J. McKenna, USA          
DPA - A. Diepvens, Belgium            PYG - G. Poyner, England       
GRI - J. Griese, USA                  SQN - L. Shaw, USA             
HAV - R. Harvan, USA                  VET - M. Verdenet, France      
HSG - G. Hanson, USA                  ZRE - R. Zissell, USA          

Please monitor these stars closely and phone-in, fax, or e-mail your 
observations to the AAVSO.

Good observing!
Rebecca Pellock, Technical Assistant
in the absence of
Janet A. Mattei, Director
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Symbols may include:  < = fainter than magnitude given (variable not seen)
                      : = uncertain
                   CCDV = Charge-coupled device with (V) filter

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