[vsnet-campaign-dn 5448] SS Cyg in unusual state?

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SS Cyg in unusual state?

 The prototype of SS Cyg type dwarf nova SS Cyg underwent
an unusual outburst, whose maximum was very faint,in Jan 
of 2008.
The interval of outbursts of this star has got  longer than
before recently (2007~). Something unusual might occur in
the future.

Recent observations;
  20080101.410   <96  (Yasunori Watanabe)
  20080102.761   124  (Erwin van Ballegoij)
  20080102.960   121  (Dan Taylor)
  20080104.405   <96  (Yasunori Watanabe)
  20080105.807   121  (Gary Poyner)
  20080106.735   121  (Georg Comello)
  20080106.760   120  (Erwin van Ballegoij)
  20080106.859   123  (Franck Gobet)
  20080107.789   123  (Gary Poyner)
  20080110.801   108  (Jose Ripero)
  20080112.746   100  (Eddy Muyllaert)
  20080112.770   102  (Jose Ripero)
  20080112.819  9.950V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20080112.819  9.95V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20080112.826  9.916V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20080112.826  9.91V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20080115.405  9.85V  (Hiroyuki Maehara)
  20080118.061  9.56V  (W. G. Dillon)
  20080119.726    94  (Georg Comello)
  20080119.781    97  (Jose Ripero)
  20080120.065  9.36V  (W. G. Dillon)
  20080122.062  10.00V  (W. G. Dillon)
  20080122.723   101  (Georg Comello)
  20080122.751   102  (Erwin van Ballegoij)
  20080124.747   114  (Georg Comello)
  20080125.378   113  (Kenji Hirosawa)
  20080127.778   118  (Jose Ripero)
  20080127.788   118  (Gary Poyner)
  20080130.767   121  (Gary Poyner)
  20080201.772   120  (Erwin van Ballegoij)
  20080202.781   120  (Jose Ripero)
  20080204.828   121  (Erwin van Ballegoij)
  20080206.747   122  (Erwin van Ballegoij)
  20080208.760   122  (Gary Poyner)
  20080208.778   122  (Erwin van Ballegoij)
  20080208.798   122  (Guenther Krisch)
  20080209.163   123  (Georg Comello)
  20080210.180   123  (Pavol A. Dubovsky)
  20080212.144   124  (Pavol A. Dubovsky)
  20080212.217   123  (Georg Comello)
  20080215.801   122  (Guenther Krisch)
  20080216.185   123  (Wolfgang Kriebel)
  20080216.764   122  (Erwin van Ballegoij)
  20080306.135   123  (Wolfgang Kriebel)
  20080308.135   123  (Georg Comello)
  20080317.067   121  (Bjorn H. Granslo)
  20080320.035   120  (Bjorn H. Granslo)
  20080323.132   121  (Bjorn H. Granslo)