THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 44 1987 Aug 02 20.53UT. Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138 Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074 Telex:265871(MONREF G) Quote"72:MAG60138 ATT G.HURST"in FIRST line. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Outburst of V394 CrA Green telexes that Liller has observed V394 CrA in outburst on Aug 2 at magnitude 8.9. The star is catalogued as a nova, type NA, last seen in outburst in 1949 at mag 7.5. The position is: RA 17h56m58s DEC -39 00'.4 (1950) In response to a telephone call by the Editor to John Isles in Cyprus, he confirms that there is a star of about mag 9.8 visible in the position plotted for the nova on the AAVSO Atlas. In the absence of a detailed chart, identification is uncertain. Further observations from the southern hemisphere would be welcomed. Guy M Hurst