THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 439 1990 Aug 25 14.08UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone: (0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 Telex: 94082518 Answerback: TAGUY Microlink: MAG60138 JANET:GMH @ UK.AC.CAM.ASTRONOMY.STARLINK or GUYH@UK.AC.SUSSEX.CLUSTER --------------------------------------------------------------------- V632 CYGNI Stefan Korth, Monheim, West Germany reports a rare outburst of this eruptive star which is on the UK Patrol's Recurrent Objects List. He observed it at mag 14.7v on 1990 Aug 23.938UT using the 0.36-m reflector of the Benzeberg-Sternwarte Dusseldorf. According to a report by W.Wenzel in IBVS 3405, the last reported outburst in the professional literature was in 1940 June. However Patrick Schmeer advises us that the Japanese recorded the star at mag 14.5 on 1987 Aug 19. The TA chart (revision 900327) shows the correct position as does the chart in AAVSO Circular 232 but earlier versions did show the star plotted in the wrong place. The position is: RA 21h33.9m DEC +40 12' (1950). COMET ENCKE Brian Manning, Stakenbridge, England reports that he has successfully photographed this comet on 1990 Aug 23.11684UT and 23.13349UT on 16 and 11 minute exposures with a 0.267-m portable reflector using TP4415 film. The comet was of magnitude 14 with a 30 arcsecond coma possibly surrounded by a diffuse outer region. Guy M Hurst