[vsnet-alert 15537] Re: Next HST observations: PU CMa & IY UMa

[Elizabeth Waagen]

Hi Boris,

It looks as though PU CMa is going to be okay - it was down to 14.396 CV 
as of March 20.5455 UT and it's sure to be continuing to fade. I hope 
permission will be given!

best regards,

Elizabeth


On 3/19/13 10:56 PM, Boris Gaensicke wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> this is a deja-vu of last week: our next target, PU CMa went
> into outburst only 4 days before the scheduled HST observation.
>
> The decline rate suggests that this is a normal outburst, but this
> will be touch-and-go to obtain the permission for HST to
> observe.
>
> Please keep monitoring the decline with V-band snapshots, and
> report the magnitudes as soon as possible.
>
> Thanks & best wishes,
>
> Boris
>
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