THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 220 1988 Nov 27 11.09UT. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------- LA PALMA PROJECT The revised list of stars was given on E216 and I have received confirmation that this is final. Could observers please e-mail their observations of these stars (SU UMa, RX And, U Gem; YZ Cnc) positive or negative made this month by Dec 1 AT THE LATEST. The project finishes on 1989 Jan 25 and we are asked to participate with immediate effect by making nightly checks on all four stars. Please e-mail weekly reports on Thursdays with all estimates, instrumentation and sequences used. However, in addition please e-mail using 'EXPRESS' if any star goes into outburst or RX And is entering a standstill. CY UMA Further to the note on E215, this query was not satisfactorily resolved as most observers reported the weather had prevented checking for an outburst. However the (C) chart urgently needs revision to help future monitoring on the recurrent objects programme. Could I therefore ask that every effort is made to secure a prime focus photograph of the field within the next few weeks. Ideally I would then appreciate a print to scale 1mm=10". To also help determine a sequence, an equivalent length exposure on NGC 3733 (RA 11h32.2m DEC +55 08',1950) would be helpful as we already have stars measured photoelectrically in this field to V=16.4. SUPERNOVAE 1988W AND 1988X C. Pollas, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, reports his discovery of two apparent supernovae on a 15301 plate taken Nov. 17.20 UT; a confirmation plate (IIIa-J emulsion) was taken Nov. 21.21. SN 1988W is located at R.A. = 9h39m44.70, Decl. = +26 57'49.4(1950) in an anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 9h39m45.86, Decl. = +26 57' 44.9. The supernova was at mag 20.8 (+/- 0.3) on Nov. 17 and 20.2 on Nov. 21.SN 1988X is located at R.A.= 9h20m35.51, Decl.=+25 59'04.0, in another anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 9h20.5, Decl. = +25 59'); the galaxy's nucleus contains two apparent condensations at (end figures) 34s.76, 04".3; 34s.98, 02".8. SN 1988X was at mag 20.0 (+/- 0.3) on Nov. 17 and 19.6 (+/- 0.3) on Nov. 21. Guy M Hurst