3C 454.3 outburst confirmed Nakajima-san also confirmed this outburst at V=13.8 on Aug 22. Surprisingly enough, the color V-Rc = +0.34 was much bluer than those of recent measurements. The present "blue" continuum looks like comparable to the intense 2005 outburst (V-Rc about +0.5 in 2005 May).