THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 736 1993 May 1 08.10UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 TELEX: 9312111261 Answerback: TA G TELECOM GOLD: 10074:MIK2885 GMH at UK.AC.RUTHERFORD.STARLINK.ASTROPHYSICS STARLINK: RLSAC::GMH GMH at UK.AC.CAM.ASTRONOMY.STARLINK STARLINK: CAVAD::GMH ------------------------------------------------------------------- VY AQUARII W.Albrecht, Pahala, USA reports his detection of an outburst of the UG star VY Aquarii. Available visual estimates: Apr. 24.59 UT, [13.5 (Albrecht); 24.70, [13.0 (A. F. Jones, Nelson, New Zealand); 25.57, 10.0 (Albrecht); 28.73, 10.3 (Jones); 29.68, 10.3 (Jones). The star was seen at a supermaximum 1990 July 1-4 near magnitude 10.6 (The Astronomer, Vol 27 No 316 p86 [1990]. BZ UMA Tony Vanmunster (Belgium) has reported an outburst of this star via Gary Poyner (UK) who himself confirmed it. An independent report was later received from Patrick Schmeer (Germany). 1993 Apr 23.972UT, 15.8 (Poyner); 28.895, [13.7 (Poyner); 29.890, 11.4 (Schmeer); 29.914, 11.4 (Schmeer); 29.92, 10.9 (H.Dahle, Norway); 29.972, 10.6 (Vanmunster); 29.993, 10.6 (Poyner); 30.033, 11.2 (Schmeer); 30.478, 11.5 (M.Yamada, via T.Kato); 30.502, 11.7 (S.Takahashi, via T.Kato).