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What's new at present
General ------- * Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Jan. 30) * TAC (Twin Astrographic Catalog)-based charts for bright variables * Biblography on Close Binaries (IAU Comm. 42) * Lanning 17 and Lanning's survey page * New discussion list: vsnet-chat Calls for observations ---------------------- * Call for monitoring dwarf novae - dwarf nova oscillations (Skidmore) Novae ----- * Request for chart and mag info on southern novae (Ringwald) Dwarf novae ----------- * Superoutburst of KV And * ALEXIS detection of U Gem in outburst Pulsating variables ------------------- * Bright maximum of Mira (omicron Cet) BL Lac objects -------------- * Request for observations of 3C 371 X-ray transients (novae) ------------------------ * XTE J1709-267 ALEXIS transients ----------------- * ALEXIS TOO alert (Jan. 27) * ALEXIS TOO alert (Jan. 29)
General
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* Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Jan. 19)
* Bright BVRI standard stars (Skiff)
Dwarf Novae
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* Rare outburst of EY Cyg
[Light curve]
* Superoutburst of V701 Tau
* Light curve of EG Cnc, updated
* Complex light curve of Z Cam
General
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* Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Jan. 6)
Dwarf novae
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* RX And escaping from a faint state
(updated on Jan. 10)
* Light curve of EG Cnc, updated
* Rare outburst of BZ UMa
General
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* Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Dec. 26)
* Summary of long-period variables 1996
* Summary of long-period variables 1995
* VSNET charts posted to NIFTY-Serve
Supernovae
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* SN 1996cb in NGC 3510
* SN 1996cc in NGC 5673
Novae
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* Nova Aql 1993, updated light curve
* Nova Cyg 1992 = V1974 Cyg photoelectric photometry (Goranskij et al.)
Dwarf novae
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* Outburst of DX And, updated
[outburst CCD image]
* CCD image of QY Per
* Rebrightening of EG Cnc (Dec. 20)
* Two comparison sequences of CM Del (Skiff)
R CrB stars
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* Fading of UW Cen
Peculiar variables
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* V651 Mon with changing eclipses, with a CCD image
ALEXIS transients
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* Possible ALEXIS transient on Dec. 17
General
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* Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Dec. 12)
Novae
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* Nova Cru 1996: light curve
* Prediscovery photographic observations of Nova Cas 1993
Dwarf novae
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* Superhumps in EG Cnc
with outburst and quiescence CCD images
* TU Crt = J05.23
* DX And rising to outburst?
* Rare outburst of QY Per
* More on peculiar superoutburst(s) of WX Hyi
* CCD image of RX And in standstill
* Bright outburst of CU Vel (Dec. 11)
* Outburst of VZ Pyx (Dec. 12)
Polars
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* Turning on of AR UMa - uegent call for observations (Wagner et al.)
* Call for attention to AM Her
Peculiar variable stars
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* Latest light curve of V651 Mon
ALEXIS transients
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* ALEXIS transient of 1996 Dec. 6
General
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* Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Dec. 3)
Novae
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* Photoelectric observations of recent novae (Goranskij)
* Nova Aql 1993 = V1419 Aql page
Dwarf novae
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* Outburst of IP Peg (Nov. 27)
* Z Cam entering a standstill
* Extremely rare outburst of EG Cnc (Nov. 30)
( Outburst CCD images )
* The outburst light curve of CH UMa
* Slow outburst of RU Peg
AM CVn stars
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* Possible low state of AM CVn?
ALEXIS transients
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* Possible ALEXIS transient on 1996 Nov. 30
* Unusually bright ALEXIS transient on 1996 Dec. 1 [optical field map]
Tools and programs
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* PDM Win Ver 3.0 by Andreas Wijaya
* PDM Win Ver 3.0 by Andreas Wijaya (LHA-compressed)
General ------- * Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Nov. 25) * BAA VSS Home Page * GAMA Home Page * Link to Hipparcos Home Page (also links ) Supernovae ---------- * SN 1996bo, CCD image Dwarf novae ----------- * Outburst CCD image of DO Dra (Oct. 20) * UW Per * Outburst CCD image of VW Vul * Outburst of CH UMa (Nov. 20) * Outburst of TU Men (Nov. 22) Symbiotic variables ------------------- * QW Sge ALEXIS transients ----------------- * ALEXIS transients on Nov. 20 Protostars ---------- * CCD images of northern EXORs fields Peculiar variables ------------------ * Fading of V651 Mon, CCD image Miscellaneous ------------- * Birds seen or heard at Ouda Station, Nov. 14-17
General
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* Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Nov. 11)
* Center for Backyard Astrophysics (CBA) Home Page
Supernovae
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* SN 1996bo, V-band chart
Dwarf novae
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* Superoutburst of IR Gem
* Peculiar superoutburst of WX Hyi (Oct.-Nov.)
BL Lac objects
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* Outburst of Markarian 421
ALEXIS transients
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* Potential ALEXIS transient on 1996 Nov. 7
* Potential ALEXIS transient on 1996 Nov. 8
Pulsating variables
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* BD+24 719: new RR Lyr star
* The Whole Earth Telescope and Asteroseismology links
Tools and programs
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* Discrete Wavelet Transform (revision)
* Discrete Wavelet Transform (C++ code)
* PDM with additional statistics
Miscellaneous
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* himitsu.lzh ("the Secret")
General ------- * Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Nov. 4) * Charts for bright variable stars with HIC V magnitudes * Charts for bright Miras with HIC V magnitudes * VSOLJ Variable Star Bulletin No. 22 * daisaku.exe in Java * AVE for Windows by Rafael Barbera (GEA) * Discrete Wavelet Transform Supernovae ---------- * SN 1996bk * SN 1996bo Novae ----- * Nova Cas 1995 new sequence and suspected variable (Skiff) Dwarf novae ----------- * Outburst of V1454 Cyg * Superhumps in Var43 Her * Rare outburst of DO Dra (Oct. 16) * termination of a standstill of Z Cam * ISV 0115+63, Iida's suspected variable * The 1982 standstill of HL CMa * Superoutburst of VW Hyi (Nov. 4) Symbiotic stars --------------- * Active state of V694 Mon = MWC 560 Pulsating Variables ------------------- * R Aqr: analysis of the AFOEV light curve * RT Cyg: analysis of the AFOEV light curve * Multiharmonic analysis of Mira stars
General ------- * Light curves from VSNET reports (updated on Sep. 30) * Link to the official page of the North American CV conference Dwarf novae ----------- * Outburst of IP Peg (Sep. 17), including outburst and eclipse light curves * Outburst of AW Sge (Sep. 17), with a CCD image * Eclipse light curve of HS 1804+6753 * Light curve of the 1996 Sep. superoutburst of AY Lyr * Z Cam entering a standstill * Bright outburst of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova GX Cas (Sep. 29) * New dwarf nova Var43 Her Peculiar variables ------------------ * Fading of the binary central star of the planetary nebula NGC 2346, V651 Mon ALEXIS transients ----------------- * ALEXIS transient on Sep. 19 * ALEXIS transient of Sep. 21
General
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* Light curves from VSNET observations, updated on Sep. 11
Dwarf novae
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* Paper on AL Com (Nogami et al.)
* Paper on RZ Sge (1994 superoutburst, Kato)
* New on V337 Cyg
[ Outburst and quiescent images at Sonneberg (provided by Manek)]
* Possible brightening of V1363 Cyg
[CCD image]
* Faint quiescence of RX And
* Outburst of IZ And (Sep. 15)
* Superoutburst of PV Per (Sep. 15)
ALEXIS transients
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* Potential ALEXIS transient on 1996 Sep. 14
Miras
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* HAA-VSNET Mira reports No. 19 (Fidrich)
General
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* 13th North American Workshop on Cataclysmic Variables
* VSNET light curves, updated on Sep. 5
* HAA/VSS ftp site update
* VSNET CV Circular 1996 Aug.
* VSNET Mira Circular 1996 Aug.
* VSSPlot ver. 1.10 by F. Farrell
Novae
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* Probable nova in Crux
Dwarf novae
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* International TOAD Watch Home Page (Howell)
* Outburst of HO Del (Aug. 31)
[detection of superhumps by Vanmunster]
[outburst CCD image]
* Index to individual dwarf novae, updated
* Paper on AK Cnc and EK TrA (Mennickent et al.)
* HST observation of HS 1804+6753, new WWW page (Marsh)
* Superoutburst of AY Lyr (Sep. 6)
* On V337 Cyg
Symbiotic stars
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* CCD image of FN Sgr
* CCD image of V1413 Aql = AS338
X-ray binaries
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* Optical outburst of V635 Cas
R CrB and related stars
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* CCD image of FG Sge
General
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* AFOEV light curves (coutesy by AFOEV)
* Administrator's special reuqest
* VSNET light curve 1996
Novae
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* Early post-maximum fluctuation of Nova Sgr 1996
Dwarf novae
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* Comment on DM Lyr and superhump-hunting
* Rare outburst of V1060 Cyg (Aug. 18)
(
new chart supplied!)
* Discovery of superhump in BE Oct
* V630 Cyg - new SU UMa star
* Termination of a long standstill of RX And (real-time light curve)
* Long-term changes in IP Peg (Halevin)
* Hubble observes HS 1804+6753 on Sep. 13 (Marsh)
* (Anomalous?) outburst of SS Cyg (Aug. 21)
* Outburst of AQ Eri (Aug. 22)
* Outburst of Z Cha (Aug. 22)
* Outburst of U Gem (Aug. 25)
* Paper on CC Cnc
* Paper on AW Gem (to appear in PASJ)
Symbiotic stars
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* Brightening of FN Sgr
R CrB-type stars
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* Fading of S Aps
* On variability of Z UMi comparison star (Shaw)
Eclipsing binaries
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* EX Vul - Eclipsing Binary with a Physically Variable Component(s)?
General ------- * VSNET GIF charts * VSNET light curve, updated on Aug. 13 New variable stars ------------------ * New Takamizawa varaible (Aug. 18) Cataclysmic variables --------------------- * Campaign to observe V348 Pup (Baptista) * Fading of V803 Cen * Further brightening of MV Lyr Dwarf novae ----------- * Outburst of CH Her (Aug. 11) * Outburst of V725 Aql (Aug. 12) VSOLJ (Variable Star Observers League in Japan) ----------------------------------------------- * Index to VSOLJ light curves (1920-1995)
General ------- * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSNET observations * VSNET CV Circular 1996 July * VSNET Mira Circular 1996 July Supernovae ---------- * SN 1996an in NGC 1084 Novae ----- * Nova Sgr 1996 (charts, images, light curve) * Minor brightening of Nova Cas 1995 Dwarf novae ----------- * Outburst of TU Men (Aug. 6) * Superoutburst of RZ Sge (Aug. 5) (with charts) * Outburst of V1028 Cyg (Aug. 7) (with charts) * Outburst of V542 Cyg (chart, CCD image) * Rebrightening of WX Cet (Aug. 8) Novalike CVs ------------ * Brightening of MV Lyr (1996 Aug.) Symbiotic variables ------------------- * CH Cygni comparison sequence extension (B. Skiff) * BF Cyg comparison sequence (B. SKiff) VSOLJ (Variable Star Observers League in Japan) ----------------------------------------------- * VSOLJ book "Introduction to Variable Star Observing" (in Japanese) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1945-1949) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1950-1954) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1955-1959) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1960-1964) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1965-1969) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1970-1974) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1975-1979) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1980-1984) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1985-1989) * Light curves of individual variable stars from VSOLJ observations (1990-1995)
General ------- * Odessa Conference * New Mira circulars Dwarf novae ----------- * Rapid fade of Var25 Oph (Ouda Station) * Discovery of superhumps in DM Lyr * Outburst of WX Cet (Jul. 18) * WX Cet superhumps, revisted Symbiotic variables ------------------- * Outburst of AG Dra New variable stars ------------------ * Two new variable stars in Crux * Charts of variables in Crux ALEXIS transients and observations ---------------------------------- * ALEXIS observations July 17-21 * ALEXIS transient on July 25
General
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* VSNET CV Circular 1996 June
* Some updates in VSOLJ's page
* PDM (Phase Dispersion Minimization) for Windows by Anreas Winjaya
New and suspected variable stars
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* Sieber's suspected variable star in Lyr
* Sieber's suspected var. (continued)
* New Dahlmark variables, identifications
* New variable star by Takamizawa
Dwarf novae
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* Outburst of DM Lyr (July 7)
* Outburst of Var25 Oph (July 12)
* KV And page
Polars
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* Recovery of AM Her
ALEXIS transients
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* Potential ALEXIS transient on July 13
R CrB stars
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* On WX CrA sequence (request/intercomparison)
(RASNZ chart)
* On V482 Cyg sequence
* V482 Cyg real-time light curve
General ------- * New features of VSNET WWW-mail archives * VSNET-obs data browser Supernovae---------- * SN 1996ai in NGC 5005 Novae ----- * Nova Cas 1995 Light curve No. 13 by Linander * Fading of V705 Cas (Nova Cas 1993), further information * Photoelectric photometry of V705 Cas Dwarf Novae ----------- * Outburst of IP Peg etc. (AAVSO FLASH 31) * Outburst of TT Boo (Jun. 20) etc. (AAVSO FLASH 32) * BV-sequence for V1159 Ori (Morel) * Outburst of Var21 CrB (Jun. 26) * Outburst of SS Cyg (AAVSO FLASH 33) R CrB stars ----------- * Possible fading of V482 Cyg * Recovery of FG Sge (AAVSO NEWS FLASH 34) Protostars ---------- * Outburst of EX Lup ALEXIS transients ----------------- * ALEXIS observations
Novae
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* On Nova Cas 1995 brightenings (June 11)
* The story of Nova Cas 1995 discovery
* Nova Cas 1995 photometry update No. 13 by Granslo and Linander
* Fading of V705 Cas = Nova Cas 1993
Dwarf Novae
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* Outburst of CI UMa (June 6)
* S10932 in low state: call for spectroscopic observation
* New dwarf nova in CrB (Var21), revised chart by Iida
* SS Cyg comparison stars (literature summary by Skiff)
* Outburst of CY UMa (June 10)
* International TOAD watch (Howell)
* CI UMa page
* Introduction to CVs and dwarf novae
* Introduction to SU UMa stars
* Var25 Oph, updated with Vanmunster's CCD image
* Outburst of AT Ara (June 15)
* Outburst of IP Peg (June 16)
ALEXIS transients
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* Potential ALEXIS transient on June 12
R CrB stars
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* Fading of RS Tel
Symbiotic Variables
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* Further fading of FN Sgr
(also AAVSO NEWS FLASH No. 29)
General
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* VSNET CV Circular 1996 May
* VSNET WWW access statistics
Symbiotic Variables
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* Fading of FN Sgr (AAVSO NEWS FLASH No. 27)
* Fading of CH Cyg
Novae
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* Nova Cas 1993 (V705 Cas) magnitude compilation by Linander
(Linander's page)
Dwarf Novae
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* New dwarf nova in CrB
* Anomalous outburst of V632 Cyg
* On CI Aql
* CR Boo again (May 30)
* Outburst of SX LMi (June 3)
(also AAVSO NEWS FLASH 28)
* S10932 in low state (June 4)
* New dwarf nova near 66 Oph
Pulsating varibales
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* Improved element of CF Her (Klinting)
* Real-time light curve of chi Cyg
* Real-time light curve of R Sct